A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Religion and Spirituality’s Role in Critical Illness Decision-Making Among Black and White Family Caregivers
Although spirituality served as an important coping mechanism for all family caregivers in this sample, racial differences in spiritual support offered to family caregivers were identified. Ensuring that multidisciplinary critical care teams are prepared to deliver culturally competent spiritual care is a priority.
Authors
- Deepshikha Charan Ashana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2107-2110)
- Sirajbir S. Sodhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9101-101X)
- Katelyn Dempsey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-2714-0843)
- Deborah Ejem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4617-2433)
- Christopher E. Cox (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4486-0681)
- Oluwatumilara Akeke
- Dingyue Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1474-192X)
- Kimberly S. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0748-6010)
- Laura J. Fish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7296-3063)
- Sharron L. Docherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2465-9179)
- Devika A Shenoy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7543-5414)
- Nidhi Charan
- Muhammed S. Bah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-9467-3086)
Institutions
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Duke University (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
- Durham VA Health Care System (US)
- Applied Behavioral Research (United States) (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- CHEST Critical Care
- Published
- 2024-11-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chstcc.2024.100113
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.06
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities