title: Failure to address African Americans' spiritual needs during hospitalization: identifying predictors of dissatisfaction across the arc of service provision.
abstract: Using a national sample of recently hospitalized older African Americans (N = 2,227), this study identified predictors of dissatisfaction with the manner in which clients' spiritual needs were addressed during hospitalization. Of 8 major areas of service provision examined, 3 were significant predictors of dissatisfaction: nurses, physicians, and the discharge process. The findings underscore the importance of collaborative efforts to address elderly Black clients' spiritual needs. Social workers, who frequently oversee the discharge process, can play an important role in addressing African Americans' spiritual needs by developing discharge plans that incorporate clients' spiritual strengths and resources into the planning process.
authors.affiliation: a School of Social Work , Arizona State University , Phoenix , Arizona , USA.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hodge
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wolosin
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020380:Needs Assessment; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000208:ethnology*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D029181:Spirituality
keywords: African Americans; hospitals; religion; spiritual needs; spirituality