TY - JOUR
T1 - Predictors of End of Life Discussions Among Minority Older Women Living With HIV Infection
AU - Cianelli, Rosina
AU - Villegas, Natalia
AU - Lewis-Pierre, La Toya
AU - Valdes, Beatriz
AU - Iriarte, Evelyn
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article This work was supported by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow (RWJF-ENF# 71968).
Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2020.
PY - 2021/6
Y1 - 2021/6
N2 - Background: Among the 39,782 newly HIV diagnosed individuals in the U.S., 17% were aged 50+. Although premature aging, morbidity, and mortality are issues for older people living with HIV that threaten their quality of life, less attention has been focused on end of life (EOL) discussions. Objectives: To examine predictors of EOL discussions with significant others, family members, and friends. Methods: Cross-sectional design was used for this study guided by the The Socio Ecological Model (SEM). Sample: 119 Black and 19 Hispanic women aged 50+ living with HIV. Results: Predictors of EOL discussions were education, living with a partner, religiosity, and pain, which were at the individual-intrapersonal level of the SEM. Discussion: Findings from this study have important implications for health policy makers and clinicians because they cast a bright light on the substantial continued effort that is needed to improve EOL discussions.
AB - Background: Among the 39,782 newly HIV diagnosed individuals in the U.S., 17% were aged 50+. Although premature aging, morbidity, and mortality are issues for older people living with HIV that threaten their quality of life, less attention has been focused on end of life (EOL) discussions. Objectives: To examine predictors of EOL discussions with significant others, family members, and friends. Methods: Cross-sectional design was used for this study guided by the The Socio Ecological Model (SEM). Sample: 119 Black and 19 Hispanic women aged 50+ living with HIV. Results: Predictors of EOL discussions were education, living with a partner, religiosity, and pain, which were at the individual-intrapersonal level of the SEM. Discussion: Findings from this study have important implications for health policy makers and clinicians because they cast a bright light on the substantial continued effort that is needed to improve EOL discussions.
KW - AIDS
KW - Black women
KW - End of life
KW - HIV
KW - Hispanic women
KW - Minority
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U2 - 10.1177/1049909120971826
DO - 10.1177/1049909120971826
M3 - Article
C2 - 33213192
AN - SCOPUS:85096301922
VL - 38
SP - 583
EP - 589
JO - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
JF - American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
SN - 1049-9091
IS - 6
ER -