Geros-Willfond, Kristin N.Ivy, Steven S.Montz, KiannaBohan, Sara E.Torke, Alexia M.2017-10-262017-10-262016-06Geros, K. N., Ivy, S. S., Montz, K., Bohan, S. E., & Torke, A. M. (2016). Religion and Spirituality in Surrogate Decision Making for Hospitalized Older Adults. Journal of Religion and Health, 55(3), 765–777. http://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-015-0111-9https://hdl.handle.net/1805/14374We conducted semi-structured interviews with 46 surrogate decision makers for hospitalized older adults to characterize the role of spirituality and religion in decision making. Three themes emerged: (1) religion as a guide to decision making, (2) control, and (3) faith, death and dying. For religious surrogates, religion played a central role in end of life decisions. There was variability regarding whether God or humans were perceived to be in control; however, beliefs about control led to varying perspectives on acceptance of comfort-focused treatment. We conclude that clinicians should attend to religious considerations due to their impact on decision making.en-USPublisher PolicyProxySurrogate decision makingReligionSpiritualityArticle