Religiosity and Preferences for Life-Prolonging Medical Treatments in African-American and White Elders
A Mediation Study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13629416 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laraine Winter (Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Thomas Jefferson University, Pennsylvania, corresponding author), Marie P Dennis (Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Thomas Jefferson University, Pennsylvania), Barbara Parker (0000-0003-4326-7787, Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Thomas Jefferson University, Pennsylvania) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 273-288 |
| Publication date | 2008-01-03 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0030-2228 • E-ISSN: 1541-3764 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2190/om.56.3.d |
| PMID | 18300651 |
| OpenAlex | W2046568475 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 36 |
Research on end-of-life treatment preferences has documented robust racial differences, with African-Americans preferring more life-prolonging treatment than Whites. Although little research has attempted to explain these racial differences systematically, speculation has centered on religiosity. We examined a dimension of religiosity frequently invoked in end-of-life research-guidance by God's will-as a potential mediator of racial differences in such treatment preferences. Three hundred African-American and White men and women aged 60 or older participated in a 35-minute telephone interview that elicited preferences for four common life-prolonging treatments in each of nine health scenarios. The questionnaire included the five-item God's will (GW) scale, a health conditions checklist, a depression measure, and sociodemographic questions. GW mediated racial differences at least partially for most treatments and in most health scenarios. Implications are discussed for understanding end-of-life treatment preferences and why races tend to differ
African american · Checklist · Mediation · Religiosity · Sociology · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Medicine · Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.06 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2009 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |