Abstract
Objectives: A paucity of research has examined the relationship between addressing the spiritual needs of hospitalized Asians and their overall satisfaction with service provision. This study examined this relationship, in tandem with the effects of eight potential mediators, to develop a model of spiritual care for older hospitalized Asians. Method: Structural equation modeling was used with a national sample of Asians (N = 805), age 50 and above, who were consecutively discharged from hospitals over a 12-month period. Results: The relationship between spiritual needs and satisfaction was fully mediated by five variables: nurses, physicians, the discharge process, visitors, and the admissions process. Discussion: As the first study to develop and test a model of spiritual care for older hospitalized Asians, the findings provide practitioners with the information to target their efforts on the most important organizational areas that facilitate more effective, culturally relevant service delivery to members of this population.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 380-400 |
Number of pages | 21 |
Journal | Journal of Aging and Health |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2014 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Asians
- hospitalization
- religion
- spiritual needs
- spirituality
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Sociology and Political Science
- Life-span and Life-course Studies