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Hamilton VL, Daaleman TP, Williams CS, et al. The Context of Religious and Spiritual Care at the End of Life in Long-term Care Facilities. Sociol Relig. 2009;70(2)doi: 10.1093/socrel/srp012.
Hamilton, V. L., Daaleman, T. P., Williams, C. S., & Zimmerman, S. (2009). The Context of Religious and Spiritual Care at the End of Life in Long-term Care Facilities. Sociology of religion, 70(2), . https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srp012
Hamilton, V Lee, et al. "The Context of Religious and Spiritual Care at the End of Life in Long-term Care Facilities." Sociology of religion vol. 70,2 (2009). doi: https://doi.org/10.1093/socrel/srp012
Hamilton VL, Daaleman TP, Williams CS, Zimmerman S. The Context of Religious and Spiritual Care at the End of Life in Long-term Care Facilities. Sociol Relig. 2009;70(2). doi: 10.1093/socrel/srp012. PMID: 24353398; PMCID: PMC3864041.
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Sociol Relig. 2009;70(2). doi: 10.1093/socrel/srp012.

The Context of Religious and Spiritual Care at the End of Life in Long-term Care Facilities.

Sociology of religion

V Lee Hamilton, Timothy P Daaleman, Christianna S Williams, Sheryl Zimmerman

Affiliations

  1. Hong Kong Baptist University.
  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ABT Associates, Durham, NC.

PMID: 24353398 PMCID: PMC3864041 DOI: 10.1093/socrel/srp012

Abstract

Despite the increasing numbers of Americans who die in nursing homes (NHs) and residential care/assisted living (RC/AL) facilities, and the importance of religious and spiritual needs as one approaches death, little is known about how these needs are met for dying individuals in long-term care (LTC) institutional settings. This study compared receipt of religious and spiritual help in four types of LTC settings: NHs, smaller (<16 beds) RC/AL facilities, traditional RC/AL facilities, and new-model RC/AL facilities. Data were also available for religious affiliation of the facilities, size, and provision of religious and hospice services. Controlling for such factors, the importance of religion/spirituality to the decedent was the strongest predictor of the decedent's receipt of spiritual help. In addition, new-model RC/AL facilities were significantly more likely to provide help for religious and spiritual needs of decedent residents than other RC/AL types, but did not differ significantly from NHs.

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