The marginalization of religion in End of Life Care: signs of microaggression?
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Pentaris, Panagiotis. 2018. The marginalization of religion in End of Life Care: signs of microaggression? International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 11(2), pp. 116-128. ISSN 2056-4902 [Article]
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Purpose
Service users very often interpret and respond to their experiences of death, dying and bereavement through a religious or spiritual lens. However, recent trends in religion and belief have influenced how professionals respond to indicators such as faith. Since the post-war years in Britain, and due to the transfer of services from church to state, as well as the change in the religious landscape, language has largely secularized. When people start addressing religion and belief again, they lack the appropriate literacy to do so, this is termed religious literacy by Dinham (2015). The purpose of this paper is to explore how professionals in end of life (EOL) care respond to service users’ religious and spiritual indicators, through the lens of religious literacy.
Design/methodology/approach
The paper draws from an ethnographic study undertaken across hospices in England, UK. In this study, healthcare professionals (HCPs) were observed for one calendar year.
Findings
Results show that lack of religious literacy on the part of HCPs may lead to subtle and unintentional microaggression. Three types of indications of microinvalidation have been noted: verbal, non-verbal and environmental.
Originality/value
This paper innovates in offering a first-hand phenomenological interpretation of observations in the field. The research data capture visually the impact of lack of religious literacy, an achievement which adds to the dialogue about service user rights in EOL care.
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Copyright © 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited 'This author accepted manuscript is deposited under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC) licence. This means that anyone may distribute, adapt, and build upon the work for non-commercial purposes, subject to full attribution. If you wish to use this manuscript for commercial purposes, please contact permissions@emerald.com' |
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| Keywords: |
religion, religious microaggression, religious microinvalidation, end of life care, hospice |
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Social, Therapeutic & Community Engagement (STaCS) |
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32289 |
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10 Oct 2022 12:13 |
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10 Jul 2024 10:14 |
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Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed. |
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