Journal article
Spiritual Expressions of African Americans and Whites in Cancer Pain
Journal of holistic nursing, Vol.30(2), pp.107-116
06/01/2012
DOI: 10.1177/0898010111423420
PMCID: PMC3887517
PMID: 22024953
Abstract
Background: Spiritual practices are one way that individuals cope with cancer pain. Purpose: Describe and contrast expressions and values about the use of spirituality for pain in African American (AA) and White (WH) oncology patients. Methods: Six groups (3 AA; 3 WH; n=42; mean age 58) were conducted. Focus group and qualitative methodology with a cultural interpretive lens was utilized. The Model of Integrated Spirituality provided the conceptual framework for understanding the narratives. Findings: AAs and WHs did not differ on demographics, pain status, or integrative therapies. Three spirituality themes emerged: 1) pain and distress as antecedents to the use of spirituality; 2) active and existential attributes of the use of spirituality; and 3) mobilization of internal and external resources as outcomes. There were commonalities between AAs and WHs but greater frequency of certain subthemes and keywords in AAs. Conclusions: Future studies should examine whether differences in overt expressions translate into different types and levels of spiritual usage. Implications for Practice: Clinicians should recognizing similar as well as different uses and descriptions of spirituality between African Americans and Whites.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Spiritual Expressions of African Americans and Whites in Cancer Pain
- Creators
- Harleah G. Buck - Pennsylvania State UniversitySalimah H. Meghani - University of Pennsylvania
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of holistic nursing, Vol.30(2), pp.107-116
- Publisher
- Sage
- DOI
- 10.1177/0898010111423420
- PMID
- 22024953
- PMCID
- PMC3887517
- ISSN
- 0898-0101
- eISSN
- 1552-5724
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- K01NR010886 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) IRG-78-002-29 / American Cancer Society
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/2012
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984370754502771
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