Flowchart of study procedures.
<div><p>Background</p><p>Spirituality is vital to holistic patient care and should be proactively addressed by healthcare providers as unmet spiritual needs are a major source of suffering for patients living with chronic illnesses. However, spiritual concerns are seldom refe...
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| author | Melinda Xu (22676384) |
| author2 | Adrianne Smiley (22518413) Anita Aboagye (22676387) Tamara Nix Parker (22676390) Kameron Phillips (22676393) Kwaku Duah Oppong (22676396) Alexia M. Torke (7133582) Shelley Varner Perez (22676399) Sarah Khalidi (22676402) George Fitchett (7921214) Raegan W. Durant (5459534) Deborah Ejem (4406359) |
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| author_facet | Melinda Xu (22676384) Adrianne Smiley (22518413) Anita Aboagye (22676387) Tamara Nix Parker (22676390) Kameron Phillips (22676393) Kwaku Duah Oppong (22676396) Alexia M. Torke (7133582) Shelley Varner Perez (22676399) Sarah Khalidi (22676402) George Fitchett (7921214) Raegan W. Durant (5459534) Deborah Ejem (4406359) |
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| dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv | Melinda Xu (22676384) Adrianne Smiley (22518413) Anita Aboagye (22676387) Tamara Nix Parker (22676390) Kameron Phillips (22676393) Kwaku Duah Oppong (22676396) Alexia M. Torke (7133582) Shelley Varner Perez (22676399) Sarah Khalidi (22676402) George Fitchett (7921214) Raegan W. Durant (5459534) Deborah Ejem (4406359) |
| dc.date.none.fl_str_mv | 2025-11-24T18:24:43Z |
| dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv | 10.1371/journal.pone.0337436.g001 |
| dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv | https://figshare.com/articles/figure/Flowchart_of_study_procedures_/30696677 |
| dc.rights.none.fl_str_mv | CC BY 4.0 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv | Medicine Biotechnology Cancer Science Policy Infectious Diseases Virology Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified related treatment discussions encompasses demographic information effect size measures unmet spiritual needs xlink "> spirituality holistic patient care xlink "> spiritual well spiritual concerns spiritual care test outcomes structured acceptability seldom referenced resourced patients randomly assigned proactively addressed patients living paper outlines outpatient environment major source healthcare values healthcare providers control group compare pre chronic illnesses chronic conditions certified chaplain bivariate tests also undergo aged 50 |
| dc.title.none.fl_str_mv | Flowchart of study procedures. |
| dc.type.none.fl_str_mv | Image Figure info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion image |
| description | <div><p>Background</p><p>Spirituality is vital to holistic patient care and should be proactively addressed by healthcare providers as unmet spiritual needs are a major source of suffering for patients living with chronic illnesses. However, spiritual concerns are seldom referenced by clinicians during disease-related treatment discussions, particularly for minority and under-resourced patients. This paper outlines a protocol for administering and evaluating a culturally-responsive spiritual care intervention conducted with chronically ill African Americans receiving care at a community safety net health service.</p><p>Methods</p><p>A total of 60 African American patients who have chronic conditions and are aged 50 or older will be recruited for this study and randomly assigned to either the intervention (spiritual care program delivered by a board-certified chaplain) or the control group. All participants will complete a baseline interview that encompasses demographic information, religiosity, spiritual well-being, quality of life, and perception of care. Follow-up surveys will be conducted 12 weeks post-baseline, and participants assigned to the intervention group will also undergo a semi-structured acceptability and feasibility interview. Effect size measures and bivariate tests will be used to compare pre- and post-test outcomes while the interviews will be analyzed using constant comparative and thematic analysis.</p><p>Discussion</p><p>Study findings will assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a culturally-responsive spiritual care intervention for under-resourced African American patients with chronic illnesses. Furthermore, the provision of spiritual care may help patients clarify their healthcare values and decision making priorities.</p></div> |
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| spelling | Flowchart of study procedures.Melinda Xu (22676384)Adrianne Smiley (22518413)Anita Aboagye (22676387)Tamara Nix Parker (22676390)Kameron Phillips (22676393)Kwaku Duah Oppong (22676396)Alexia M. Torke (7133582)Shelley Varner Perez (22676399)Sarah Khalidi (22676402)George Fitchett (7921214)Raegan W. Durant (5459534)Deborah Ejem (4406359)MedicineBiotechnologyCancerScience PolicyInfectious DiseasesVirologyBiological Sciences not elsewhere classifiedrelated treatment discussionsencompasses demographic informationeffect size measuresunmet spiritual needsxlink "> spiritualityholistic patient carexlink ">spiritual wellspiritual concernsspiritual caretest outcomesstructured acceptabilityseldom referencedresourced patientsrandomly assignedproactively addressedpatients livingpaper outlinesoutpatient environmentmajor sourcehealthcare valueshealthcare providerscontrol groupcompare prechronic illnesseschronic conditionscertified chaplainbivariate testsalso undergoaged 50<div><p>Background</p><p>Spirituality is vital to holistic patient care and should be proactively addressed by healthcare providers as unmet spiritual needs are a major source of suffering for patients living with chronic illnesses. However, spiritual concerns are seldom referenced by clinicians during disease-related treatment discussions, particularly for minority and under-resourced patients. This paper outlines a protocol for administering and evaluating a culturally-responsive spiritual care intervention conducted with chronically ill African Americans receiving care at a community safety net health service.</p><p>Methods</p><p>A total of 60 African American patients who have chronic conditions and are aged 50 or older will be recruited for this study and randomly assigned to either the intervention (spiritual care program delivered by a board-certified chaplain) or the control group. All participants will complete a baseline interview that encompasses demographic information, religiosity, spiritual well-being, quality of life, and perception of care. Follow-up surveys will be conducted 12 weeks post-baseline, and participants assigned to the intervention group will also undergo a semi-structured acceptability and feasibility interview. Effect size measures and bivariate tests will be used to compare pre- and post-test outcomes while the interviews will be analyzed using constant comparative and thematic analysis.</p><p>Discussion</p><p>Study findings will assess the feasibility and effectiveness of a culturally-responsive spiritual care intervention for under-resourced African American patients with chronic illnesses. Furthermore, the provision of spiritual care may help patients clarify their healthcare values and decision making priorities.</p></div>2025-11-24T18:24:43ZImageFigureinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionimage10.1371/journal.pone.0337436.g001https://figshare.com/articles/figure/Flowchart_of_study_procedures_/30696677CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/306966772025-11-24T18:24:43Z |
| spellingShingle | Flowchart of study procedures. Melinda Xu (22676384) Medicine Biotechnology Cancer Science Policy Infectious Diseases Virology Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified related treatment discussions encompasses demographic information effect size measures unmet spiritual needs xlink "> spirituality holistic patient care xlink "> spiritual well spiritual concerns spiritual care test outcomes structured acceptability seldom referenced resourced patients randomly assigned proactively addressed patients living paper outlines outpatient environment major source healthcare values healthcare providers control group compare pre chronic illnesses chronic conditions certified chaplain bivariate tests also undergo aged 50 |
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| title_short | Flowchart of study procedures. |
| title_sort | Flowchart of study procedures. |
| topic | Medicine Biotechnology Cancer Science Policy Infectious Diseases Virology Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified related treatment discussions encompasses demographic information effect size measures unmet spiritual needs xlink "> spirituality holistic patient care xlink "> spiritual well spiritual concerns spiritual care test outcomes structured acceptability seldom referenced resourced patients randomly assigned proactively addressed patients living paper outlines outpatient environment major source healthcare values healthcare providers control group compare pre chronic illnesses chronic conditions certified chaplain bivariate tests also undergo aged 50 |