Religion and Spirituality in Surrogate Decision Making for Hospitalized Older Adults
We conducted semi-structured interviews with 46 surrogate decision makers for hospitalized older adults to characterize the role of spirituality and religion in decision making. Three themes emerged: (1) religion as a guide to decision making, (2) control, and (3) faith, death and dying. For religio...
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Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
Idioma: | Inglês |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2016]
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Journal of religion and health
Ano: 2016, Volume: 55, Número: 3, Páginas: 765-777 |
Outras palavras-chave: | B
Spirituality
B Proxy B Religião B surrogate decision making |
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Resumo: | We conducted semi-structured interviews with 46 surrogate decision makers for hospitalized older adults to characterize the role of spirituality and religion in decision making. Three themes emerged: (1) religion as a guide to decision making, (2) control, and (3) faith, death and dying. For religious surrogates, religion played a central role in end of life decisions. There was variability regarding whether God or humans were perceived to be in control; however, beliefs about control led to varying perspectives on acceptance of comfort-focused treatment. We conclude that clinicians should attend to religious considerations due to their impact on decision making. |
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ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-015-0111-9 |