A mixed-methods exploration of faith, spirituality, and health program interest among older African Americans with HIV
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A mixed‑methods exploration of faith, spirituality, and health program interest among older African Americans with HIV Allysha C. Maragh‑Bass1,2 · Danetta Hendricks Sloan1 · Fahid Alghanim3 · Amy R. Knowlton1 Accepted: 24 September 2020 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Abstract Background Persons living with HIV (PLWH) are living into old age with more complex care needs that non-PLWH. Promoting quality of life should include advance care planning (ACP) education, particularly among African Americans. We explored faith/spirituality-related correlates of interest in a future quality of life program among African American PLWH. Methods Data were from the AFFIRM study. Participants were recruited from an HIV clinic and completed surveys, interviews, and focus groups. Quantitative analyses included Logistic regression. Qualitative data were coded using grounded theory. Results Nearly half of participants had less than a high school education (47.9%), and roughly 90% had heard of at least one ACP-related topic (86.6%; N = 315). Qualitative themes related to quality of life and faith/spirituality were: (1) Coping with life challenges; (2) Motivation to improve health for loved ones; and (3) Support programs for people with HIV (N = 39). Satisfaction with religion/spirituality was associated with greater interest in a future program (p
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