Advance Care Planning and African Americans - PowerPoint Presentation

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Advance Care Planning and African Americans

Rev. Moneka A. Thompson, M.Div., MA, BCC, NCC

Staff Chaplain, UAB Medicine

July 16, 2021

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Rev. Moneka A. Thompson

Rev. Moneka A. Thompson is an ordained minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. She received her Master of Divinity from Hood Theological Seminary and her Master of Counseling degree at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

She currently serves as the Staff Chaplain at the Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital, where she primarily sees oncology patients and caregivers.

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When it comes to ACP and African Americans…

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Learning Objectives

Review Advance Care Planning (ACP)

Understand Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) as a health based intervention

Examine some cultural and religious beliefs of African Americans and its impact on Advance Care Planning (ACP)Identify best practices for inter-cultural communication to encourage ACP

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Poll Question #1

What is your race/ethnicity?

African American/Black

Asian

Caucasian/WhiteHispanic/Latino(a)

Indigenous/Native American

Multiracial/multiple ethnicities

Prefer not to answer

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Poll Question #2

Have you personally completed any form of Advance Care Planning (Advance Directive, Living Will, Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care or Health Care Proxy?)

Yes

No

Prefer not to answer

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Poll Question #3

Have you experienced difficulties having Advance Care Planning discussions with patients?

Yes

No

N/A

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Poll Question #4

Are you aware of the laws in your state concerning Advance Directives and/or ACP?

Yes

No

N/A

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I. Advance care Planning

At A Glance

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What is Advance Care Planning?

Overview

It seeks to honor medical treatment preferences for persons facing life-limiting illnesses

Attempts to improve quality of life and prevent unwanted care

Types of ACP

Advance Directives: Living Will, Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care, or Health Care Proxy

DNAR, DNI

POLST

(Benson & Aldrich, 2012; Carr &

Luth

, 2017; polst.org

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Who is involved with ACP?

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Patient Self-Determination Act

(PSDA)

Origins of ACP

Passed in 1990Requires all health care organizations to ask or provide information on Advance Directives

(Carr & Luth, 2017)

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Renewed Interest in ACP

2016 Medicare

changed their policies to allow physician reimbursement for advance care planning counseling with the terminally ill.

(Yadav et al, 2017; Carr &

Luth, 2017)

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ACP in the Numbers

Less than

25%

of African Americans have completed an Advance Directive

43.9% of African Americans have had informal ACP discussionsACP rates increased from

16%

in 1990 to

35%

in 2003

⅓

of Americans report completion of an Advance Directive

(Van

Scoy

et al, 2020;

Yadav

et al, 2017; Benson & Aldrich, 2012; Carr &

Luth

, 2017)

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Barriers to ACP Completion in African Americans

(Benson & Aldrich, 2012; Van

Scoy

et al, 2020; Wicher & Meeker, 2012)

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Importance of Religion in African Americans

PEW Research Study on AA belief in God:

74% of African Americans believe in God

81% God controls the world

68% God controls their life/outcomes

48% God talks directly to them

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Impact of Religion in

African Americans

(Nye,1993; Levin et al, 2005; Boyd-Franklin & Lockwood, 2009)

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Hope in Religious

African Americans

Fundamental component of worship

Presents itself in healthcare through desires for God’s involvement

Influences medical decision makingCreates belief in miracles and healing

Carries individuals through illness journey.

(Kennard, 2016)

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Impact of Religion in ACP with African Americans

(Levin et al, 2005)

Waiting on God=completion hesitation

Choices grounded in vitalism or hopeNegative religious coping may take placeDeferral of autonomy (medical decision making) to family system

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II. Social Cognitive Theory

Understanding and Implementation with ACP

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What is Social Cognitive Theory (SCT)?(Bandura, 1986)

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Understanding SCT

(Bandura, 1986; 1998; 2005)

Self-Efficacy

is at the heart of SCT.

Does the individual possess the skills or the confidence to make the decisions before them?

Are they motivated to complete the action?

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SCT and ACP with African

Americans

(Fried, et al, 2009; Van

Scoy et al., 2020) Is the patient ready for the discussion?

Have you considered barriers to completion of ACP?How have you adapted your talk to consider the barriers?

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SCT and ACP

Slowly introduce the concept of ACP to the patient

Encourage motivation to complete ACP

Affirm their choices even if your values conflict with theirs

Be willing to accept their behaviors

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ACP and African Americans:

Encouraging Participation

Ways to Promote Completion

Partner with African American churches

Join non-profit or social justice agencies to promote ACP as a positive health behavior

Create health fairs in public park spaces

Consider working with community leaders

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IV. Communicating ACP with African Americans

Bridging the Inter-Cultural Divide

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Mind the Gap:

Starting the Conversation

Honor the patient

Allow emotional expression and be present to it

Respect religious and cultural beliefsUtilize their support systems for the conversation

Gently encourage participation

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Responding to Patients

Behaviors to Avoid

Blocking

-Failing to respond or re-directing the conversationLecturing

-Delivering large chunks of information Collusion-Neither patient nor physician brings up difficult topicsPremature Reassurance-Respond before exploring

Behaviors to Cultivate

Ask-Tell-Ask

: Ask for current understanding, Tell them straightforward news, Ask the patient to restate your news

Tell Me More

-A invitation from clinicians

Respond to Emotion

-Respond without judgment and validate feelings

(Back

et al,

2005)

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The ABCDE Communication Model (Koenig & Gates-Williams as cited and adapted by Cain et al, 2018)

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Case Presentation #1

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Case Presentation #2

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Amelia Bedelia

Award

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References

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Bandura, A. (1998). Health Promotion form the Perspective of Social Cognitive Theory.

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13(4), 623-649

Bandura, A. (2005). The Evolution of Social Cognitive Theory.

Great Minds

in Management.

9-35; Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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References

Benson, WF and Aldrich, N. (2012). Advance Care Planning: Ensuring Your

Wishes

are known and Honored if You are Unable to speak for yourself. Critical Issue Brief. Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention. www.cdc.gov/agingww.cdc.gov/aging

Boyd-

Franklin,N

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Cain, C.,

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References

Carr

, D. and

Luth, E. (2017). Advance Care Planning: Contemporary Issues and Future Directions. Innovation in Aging, 1(1); 1-10.

Fishbein, M. and Yzer, M. (2003). Using Theory to Design Effective Health Behavior Interventions. Communication Theory.

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Fried, T.R., Bullock, K.,

Iannone

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References

Kennard, C. (2016) Undying Hope.

Journal of Palliative Medicine

19(2).Koenig, B., Gates-Williams, J. (1995).Understanding Cultural differences in caring for dying patients. West J. Med.

163:244 as cited in Cain et al, 2018Levin, J., Chatters, L., Taylor, R. (2005) Religion Health and Medicine in African Americans: Implications for Physicians. Journal of the

National Medical

Association.

Vol 97, No 2: 237-249

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References

Nye, W. (1993). Amazing Grace: Religion and identity among elderly

black individuals. International Journal for Aging and Human

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Behavior.

International Quarterly of Community Health Education.

25(1), 75-92.

Pew Research Center. (Nov. 19, 2019-June 3, 2020).

Faith Among

Black Americans

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References

Savage, J. (1996). Listening and Caring Skills. A guide for Groups and Leaders. Nashville: Abingdon Press.

Van

Scoy, L., Levi, B., Witt, P., Bramble, C., Richardson, C., Putzig

, I., Levi, R., Wasserman, E., Chincilli, V., Tucci

, A., and Green, M. (2020). Association of Participation in an End-of-life Conversation

Game with Advance Care Planning Behavior and Perspectives Among African Americans.

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Wicher

, C., and Meeker, M. (2012). What Influences African American

End of Life preferences?

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23(1); 28-58.

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References

Yadav

, K.

Gabler, N., Cooney, E., Kent, S., Kim, J., Herbst, N., Mante,

A., Haplern, S., Courtright, K. (2017). Approximately One in Three

US Adults Completes any type of Advance Directive for End of life Care.

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