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Attitudes and Beliefs of End-of-Life Care Among Blackfeet Indians

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine®, Ahead of Print.
Disparity in hospice use threatens optimal quality of life during the final stage of life while American Indians/Alaska Natives may not be aware of hospice benefits. Our established Blackfeet members and Montana State University collaborative team conducted a modified Duke End-of-Life Care Survey (8 sections with 60 questions) to assess a baseline end-of-life values, beliefs, and attitudes of Blackfeet individuals. In this manuscript, we present the results of 3 sections with 28 questions: Preference of Care; Beliefs About Dying, Truth Telling, and Advance Care Planning; and Hospice Care by examining overall and generational differences. Most participants (n = 92) chose quality of life over quantity of life with using various devices if they had an incurable disease (54-82%), would want to know if they were dying (92%) or had cancer (89%), but had not thought or talked about their preference of end-of-life care (30% and 35% respectively). The results portray understandable cultural context as well as generational differences with personal variability. While an affirmative shift towards hospice was emerging, dissemination of accurate hospice information would benefit people in the partner community. In conclusion, an individual-centered approach—understanding individual need first—may be the most appropriate and effective strategy to promote hospice information and its use.

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Posted in: Journal Article Abstracts on 09/16/2022 | Link to this post on IFP |
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