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Kornwachs G, Hautzinger M, Kizilhan J. The importance of cultural understanding and practical solutions during the handover of a psychotherapy and psychotraumatology program in Northern Iraq into local hands. Front Psychiatry 2024; 15:1434670. [PMID: 39119076 PMCID: PMC11306170 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1434670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024] Open
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In post war regions, especially in low-income countries, the health care systems often require immediate support. For example, after the terror of the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2014, many internally displaced persons took refuge in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Those displaced by war have had to face the reality that psychotherapy did not exist as a service in the Kurdish health system. Many projects and Non-Government-Organizations (NGOs) that work in post-conflict regions focus on short term and quick response and/or basic psychological services. The implementation of the "Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychotraumatology" (IPP) at the University of Dohuk, follows a long-term approach. The 3-year-program teaches students to become professional psychotherapists, with respect to evidence-based and culturally adapted methods of psychotherapy. To achieve sustainability, the project is working towards handing over the teaching and organizational responsibilities into local hands. This article highlights the chances and challenges during this transition, as well as the importance of cultural understanding and realistic, practical solutions. An honest reflection on existing cultural challenges, e.g. inflexible hierarchical structures or an "old-fashioned" religious view of homosexuality, can then lead to practical solutions. These include winning over local authorities by including them in the process, culturally adapting to customs with the help of educated locals, demonstrating non-authoritarian forms of leadership, and explicitly promoting newly graduated young lecturers into positions of authority.
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- Gabriel Kornwachs
- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute for Transcultural Health Science, DHBW, Stuttgart, Germany
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Wang EY, Pan A, Srinivas T, Loftus J, Geller G, Carrese JA, Antoine D, Fingerhood M. Patient and Physician Perspectives on Discussing Addiction Recovery and Spirituality in the Primary Care Setting. J Gen Intern Med 2024:10.1007/s11606-024-08939-9. [PMID: 39028404 DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-08939-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND Spirituality is an important component of recovery for many individuals with substance use disorder (SUD). However, few studies have compared patient and physician attitudes on spirituality in SUD recovery. OBJECTIVE This study investigates patient and physician beliefs about the role of spirituality in SUD recovery and about discussing spirituality in relationship to recovery in primary care settings. DESIGN Semi-structured interviews were conducted with primary care physicians recruited at two academic hospitals, and patients recruited from a faith-based residential therapeutic community. Interview transcripts were independently coded by two researchers and a grounded theory approach was used to generate themes that reflected participants' experiences. KEY RESULTS Interviews were conducted with 15 patients and 10 physicians. Patients had diverse views about the impact of spirituality on their SUD recovery, including positive, negative, and neutral. Patient and physician opinions on discussing spirituality in a primary care setting differed: most physicians felt positively towards this, believing that understanding their patients' spirituality helped them care for their patients as whole people. Many patients felt neutral, stating that they did not feel like these conversations were necessary for their care, and that they believed physicians preferred not to discuss spirituality in medical settings. Tolerance from both the patient and physician, open-ended questioning, and an individualized approach were identified as facilitators to effective discussions about spirituality and recovery. CONCLUSIONS Spirituality can have diverse effects on an individual's SUD recovery. Physicians endorsed the benefits of discussing spirituality in the context of their patients' recovery, while patients expressed reservations about engaging in these conversations with their physicians. This variation in perspectives highlights the need for additional research to understand the individual and structural factors that contribute to it, as well as best practices for engaging in effective, non-judgmental conversations about spirituality in recovery.
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- Erin Y Wang
- Division of Addiction Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Addiction Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Best MC, Simpson G, Jones KF, Merritt F, Casey M, Lynch S, Eisman JA, Cohen J, Mackie D, Beilharz K, Kearney M. Measurement of Spiritual Wellbeing in an Australian Hospital Population Using the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy: Spiritual Wellbeing Scale (FACIT-Sp-12). JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2024:10.1007/s10943-024-02064-x. [PMID: 38869732 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-024-02064-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Spiritual wellbeing is known to be a predictor of increased patient coping in hospital settings. Therefore, access to a valid and reliable measure of spiritual wellbeing amongst general hospital patients is highly recommended. The aim of this study was to investigate the dimensionality, reliability, and validity of the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy Spiritual Wellbeing scale (FACIT-Sp-12) in a heterogeneous cohort of hospital patients. A cross-sectional survey was administered to 897 adult patients across six hospitals in Sydney, Australia. Confirmatory factor analysis for the three-factor FACIT-12-Sp indicated a poor fit, but after removal of Item 12, the three-factor FACIT-11-Sp presented a good fit to the data. Reliability testing indicated acceptable to good internal consistency. Validity was supported by statistically significant differences between patients who considered themselves 'both spiritual and religious' and 'not religious or spiritual'. While some caution should be taken when using the FACIT-Sp due to several limitations, nevertheless, in a general hospital population in Australia, the three-factor FACIT-11-Sp indicated good dimensionality, reliability, and validity.
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- Megan C Best
- Institute for Ethics and Society, University of Notre Dame Australia, PO Box 944, Broadway, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia.
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia
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- Institute for Ethics and Society, University of Notre Dame Australia, PO Box 944, Broadway, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Philosophy and Theology, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Australia, Sydney
- IMPACCT Research Centre, Faculty of Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Sydney, University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia
- St. Vincent's Private Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, Australia
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Piracha NZ, Nickel LB, Quryshi A, Salah R, Padela AI. Muslims and End-of-Life Healthcare in Non-Muslim Majority Nations: A Systematic Literature Review. J Pain Symptom Manage 2024; 67:e299-e312. [PMID: 38218412 PMCID: PMC10939778 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 12/08/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/15/2024]
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CONTEXT As Muslim populations in non-Muslim majority nations grow and age, they will increasingly require culturally appropriate healthcare. Delivering such care requires understanding their experiences with, as well as preferences regarding, end-of-life healthcare. OBJECTIVES To examine the experiences, needs, and challenges of Muslim patients and caregivers with end-of-life, hospice, and palliative care. METHODS A systematic literature review using five databases (MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Library) and key terms related to Islam and end-of-life healthcare. Papers were limited to English-language empirical studies of adults in non-Muslim majority nations. After removing duplicates, titles, abstracts, and articles were screened for quality and reviewed by a multidisciplinary team. RESULTS From an initial list of 1867 articles, 29 articles met all inclusion criteria. Most studies focused on end-of-life healthcare not related to palliative or hospice services and examined Muslim patient and caregiver experiences rather than their needs or challenges. Content analysis revealed three themes: (1) the role of family in caregiving as a moral duty and as surrogate communicators; (2) gaps in knowledge among providers related to Muslim needs and gaps in patient/family knowledge about advance care planning; and (3) the influence of Islam on Muslim physicians' perspectives and practices. CONCLUSION There is scant research on Muslim patients' and caregivers' engagement with end-of-life healthcare in non-Muslim majority nations. Existing research documents knowledge gaps impeding both Muslim patient engagement with end-of-life care and the delivery of culturally appropriate healthcare.
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- Natasha Z Piracha
- Division of Critical Care and Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics (N.Z.P.), Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian, New York, New York, USA; Adult Palliative Care Service, Department of Medicine (N.Z.P.), Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and New York-Presbyterian, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine (L.B.N., A.Q., A.I.P.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine (L.B.N., A.Q., A.I.P.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Harvard University (A.Q.), Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Palliative Medicine (R.S.), Palo Alto Medical Foundation, San Mateo, California, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine (L.B.N., A.Q., A.I.P.), Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Initiative on Islam and Medicine (A.I.P.), Glendale Heights, Illinois, USA
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Saunders M, Quinn M, Duivenbode R, Zasadzinski L, Padela AI. A Pilot Efficacy Trial to Educate Muslim Americans about the Islamic Bioethical Perspectives in End-of-Life Healthcare. J Immigr Minor Health 2024; 26:133-139. [PMID: 37665539 PMCID: PMC11184506 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01541-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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In the US, end-of-life health care (EOLHC) is often intensive and invasive, and at times may involve care that is inconsistent with patient values. US Muslims may not receive appropriate religious support, experience uncertainty around end-of-life decision-making, and under-utilize palliative and hospice care. As technological advancements and treatment options rise in EOLHC, Muslim American patients and their families need to understand more about the treatment options that are consistent with their beliefs. The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of a pilot mosque-based educational workshop focused on increasing Muslim Americans' religious bioethics knowledge about end-of-life healthcare. Intervention sites were four mosques with racially and ethnically diverse members, two in the Chicago metropolitan area and two in the Washington, D.C. area. Eligible participants were self-reported Muslims, aged 18 years or older, who were proficient in English. The intervention included a pre and post-test survey and a workshop focused on the Islamic bioethical perspectives on EOLHC. Knowledge was measured with six true-false questions. Baseline and post-intervention scores were analyzed by McNemar's test and bivariate correlation. Overall, the analysis showed a significant improvement in post-intervention participant knowledge. There was increased knowledge of Islamic bioethical views on the moral status of seeking healthcare, brain death controversies, and religious perspectives on withholding or withdrawing life support near the end of life. Our pilot intervention successfully increased participant knowledge and underscores the need to improve the Muslim community's knowledge about the bioethical dimensions of EOLHC.
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- Milda Saunders
- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC2007, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
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- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC2007, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Women and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Section of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC2007, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Fekih-Romdhane F, Daher-Nashif S, Stambouli M, Alhuwailah A, Helmy M, Shuwiekh HAM, Mohamed Lemine CMF, Radwan E, Saquib J, Saquib N, Fawaz M, Zarrouq B, Naser AY, Obeid S, Saleh M, Haider S, Miloud L, Badrasawi M, Hamdan-Mansour A, Barbato M, Bakhiet A, Sayem N, Adawi S, Grein F, Loch AA, Cheour M, Hallit S. Suicide literacy mediates the path from religiosity to suicide stigma among Muslim community adults: Cross-sectional data from four Arab countries. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2023; 69:1658-1669. [PMID: 37191228 DOI: 10.1177/00207640231174359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND The majority of research attention has been devoted to the link between religiosity and suicide risk, and a considerable amount of studies has been carried out on how stigma impacts individuals with mental health problems of different kinds. However, the interplay between religiosity, suicide literacy and suicide stigma has seldom been empirically researched, especially quantitatively. We sought through this study to redress the imbalance of research attention by examining the relationship between religiosity and suicide stigma; and the indirect and moderating effects of suicide literacy on this relationship. METHOD A cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted among Arab-Muslim adults originating from four Arab countries (Egypt: N = 1029, Kuwait: N = 2182, Lebanon N = 781, Tunisia N = 2343; Total sample: N = 6335). The outcome measures included the Arabic Religiosity Scale which taps into variation in the degree of religiosity, the Stigma of Suicide Scale-short form to the solicit degree of stigma related to suicide, and the Literacy of Suicide Scale explores knowledge and understanding of suicide. RESULTS Our Mediation analyses findings showed that literacy of suicide partially mediated the association between religiosity and stigmatizing attitude toward suicide. Higher religiosity was significantly associated with less literacy of suicide; higher literacy of suicide was significantly associated with less stigma of suicide. Finally, higher religiosity was directly and significantly associated with more stigmatization attitude toward suicide. CONCLUSION We contribute the literature by showing, for the first time, that suicide literacy plays a mediating role in the association between religiosity and suicide stigma in a sample of Arab-Muslim community adults. This preliminarily suggests that the effects of religiosity on suicide stigma can be modifiable through improving suicide literacy. This implies that interventions targeting highly religious individuals should pay dual attention to increasing suicide literacy and lowering suicide stigma.
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- Feten Fekih-Romdhane
- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunisia
- Department of Psychiatry Ibn Omrane, The Tunisian Center of Early Intervention in Psychosis, Razi Hospital, Tunisia
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- School of Medicine, Keele University, Staffordshire, UK
- College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunisia
- Department of Psychiatry Ibn Omrane, The Tunisian Center of Early Intervention in Psychosis, Razi Hospital, Tunisia
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- Psychology Department, College of Education, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
- Psychology Department, Faculty of Arts, Menoufia University, Egypt
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine
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- Clinical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, Sulaiman AlRajhi University, Bukariyah, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia
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- Clinical Sciences Department, College of Medicine, Sulaiman AlRajhi University, Bukariyah, Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia
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- Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Laboratory of Epidemiology and Research in Health Sciences, Fez, Morocco
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- Department of Applied Pharmaceutical Sciences and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Isra University, Amman, Jordan
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- Social and Education Sciences Department, School of Arts and Sciences, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon
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- Department of Psychiatry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Khobar, Saudi Arabia
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Behavioral Sciences Dep. A, Aden, Yemen
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- The National Centre of Research in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Oran, Algeria
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
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- Department of Psychology, College of Natural and Health Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Khartoum, Sudan
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- Psychology Department, Sanaa University, Yemen
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- Behavioural Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
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- Laboratorio de Neurociencias (LIM 27), Instituto de Psiquiatria, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Instituto Nacional de Biomarcadores em Neuropsiquiatria (INBION), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnológico, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis El Manar University, Tunisia
- Department of Psychiatry Ibn Omrane, The Tunisian Center of Early Intervention in Psychosis, Razi Hospital, Tunisia
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- School of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik, Jounieh, Lebanon
- Psychology Department, College of Humanities, Effat University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Applied Science Research Center, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan
- Research Department, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross, Jal Eddib, Lebanon
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Cancer Screening Differences Among Muslims and Non-Muslims: Insights from the Chicago Multiethnic Prevention and Surveillance Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2023; 10:176-182. [PMID: 35028902 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-021-01208-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND While cancer screening disparities along socioeconomic and racial/ethnic lines are well studied, differences based on religious affiliation are under-researched. Though diverse in terms of race/ethnicity, Muslim Americans appear to share values and beliefs that similarly inform their health and healthcare seeking behaviors. Cancer screening disparities among Muslim Americans are also understudied. METHODS To examine differences in cancer screening behaviors based on Muslim affiliation, we analyzed data from a longitudinal cohort study examining lifestyle, healthcare access, environmental, and genetic factors on the health of Chicagoans. RESULTS Of 7552 participants, 132 (1.7%) were Muslim. Between Muslim and non-Muslims, there were no significant differences in prostate, cervical, and breast cancer screening rates, but Muslims were less likely to undergo colorectal cancer screening. When differences in obesity and insurance status were accounted for in a multivariate regression model, religious affiliation was no longer significantly associated with screening rates. DISCUSSION Religious values can influence cancer screening behaviors; hence, tracking cancer screening along religious lines may illuminate previously unknown disparities. Our analysis of a predominately African American cohort of Chicagoans, however, did not reveal religious affiliation to predict cancer screening disparities.
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The Bay Area Muslim mental health community advisory board: evaluation of a community based participatory approach. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci 2023; 32:e7. [PMID: 36718769 PMCID: PMC9971854 DOI: 10.1017/s2045796022000786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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AIMS The aim of this paper is to present a novel case for the formation, operation and evaluation of a community advisory aboard comprised of Muslims residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, California that utilised a community based participatory approach to address local Muslim mental health needs. The CAB was recruited in partnership with the Muslim Community Association (MCA), one of the largest Islamic centres in the San Franscisco Bay Area. In addition to describing the development of the CAB, the authors present the findings of the evaluation and synthesis of best processes based on CAB members' feedback. METHODS To evaluate the perceived community advisory board members' perceptions of their roles and elicit feedback on how to enhance the relationship between the university team and the CAB, an evaluation was conducted by an independent team who was not part of the research process. Data was collected using anonymous individual surveys and small group open discussions that were conducted over three evaluation meetings. The evaluation utilised mixed method data collection strategies using questions from Schulz et al. (, Evaluation and Program Planning 26, 249-262), an instrument for evaluating dimensions of group dynamics within CBPR partnerships. RESULTS Results of the evaluation within the sphere of CAB operation indicated that CAB members found the greatest satisfaction from their contributions through direct participation in the research activities that were conducted by the university-CAB team. The collective responses indicated that most CAB members were satisfied with trust built between the university-CAB team and the diversity represented in the members of the board. However, given that the Bay Area is home to a very diverse Muslim community, challenges in recruiting representatives that account for all possible self-identifying groups was reported by the CAB with recommendations to recruit religious leaders. Recommendations also included eliciting funds for potential financial compensation for CAB members. CONCLUSIONS The Stanford-San Francisco Bay Area CAB demonstrated that empowering community members through direct participation, creating channels and safe spaces for feedback help create community rooted research that carry the true voices of marginalised communities and reflects their evolving needs.
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Ali S, Mahmood A, McBryde-Redzovic A, Humam F, Awaad R. Role of Mosque Communities in Supporting Muslims with Mental Illness: Results of CBPR-oriented Focus Groups in the Bay Area, California. Psychiatr Q 2022; 93:985-1001. [PMID: 36322232 PMCID: PMC9628571 DOI: 10.1007/s11126-022-10002-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Objective The purpose of this study was to explore perspectives of Muslims residing in the Bay Area, California on the role of the mosque community in supporting community members' mental health needs and barriers to mental health care for members who experience mental health challenges. Methods This study employed a CBPR-focused qualitative approach in the form of content analysis of three focus group discussions organized and conducted with the help of a Community Advisory Board made up of members of the Muslim Community Association. Results Two major themes were identified upon examination of the data: services needed in the mosque community and barriers to addressing mental health issues in the mosque community. Specifically, participants reported wanting support groups within the mosque space, mosque-based activities, virtual support, community social workers, and family-oriented services. Barriers reported included community stigma, lack of cultural awareness of race-ethnic minorities within the community, attribution of mental illness to lack of faith or supernatural causes, and specific barriers unique to vulnerable/special subgroups within the community. Conclusion These findings highlight the need for developing mental health-related services and social support initiatives within the mosque space, specifically for those Muslim Americans living in the Bay Area in California. Furthermore, special attention needs to be placed on the barriers to accessing these services as identified by the community members.
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- Sara Ali
- Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Services, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA USA
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- School of Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA USA
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- Division of Community Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL USA
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- School of Education and Human Development, University of Miami, Miami, FL USA
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- Stanford Muslim Mental Health and Islamic Psychology Lab, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA USA
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Penney D. Iraqi Muslim Women and Primary Healthcare Providers' Perspectives and Experiences in the Clinic Visit in the Western United States. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2022; 32:2040-2052. [PMID: 36194138 DOI: 10.1177/10497323221130843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Immigrants to the U.S. are subject to healthcare disparities due to differences in language, culture, religion, and gender. Clinic visits are particularly challenging for both health providers and patients due to communication barriers, expectations of the visit that are informed by past experiences, strongly held values, and gender. This qualitative study used critical ethnography and postcolonial feminism to explore perceptions and experiences of 15 Iraqi Muslim women with refugee backgrounds and 10 primary healthcare providers as they shared about their clinical encounters. Semi-structured interviews and field notes were analyzed with a postcolonial feminist framework that highlighted perspectives of health providers and Iraqi Muslim women in regard to representation, gender, and values. Health providers were aware of the need for gender-concordant care and preservation of modesty for Muslim patients. Gaps in care stemmed from a need for greater understanding of values and expectations. Improvement in the quality of care requires a venue for open discourse between providers, staff, and patients to improve mutual understanding.
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- Debra Penney
- College of Nursing, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Aiyub A, Jannah SR, Marthoenis M, Abdullah A, Sofyan H. Exploring Local Values and Beliefs to Develop School-based Mental Health Anti-Stigma: A Phenomenology Study. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2022.10509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND: Students in middle-income countries frequently experience stigma related to mental disorders (MDs). Those with MDs are stereotyped as incompetent, uncontrollable, uncooperative, and dangerous. Stereotypes are predominantly formed and disseminated due to culture and beliefs. Therefore, it is essential to investigate, comprehend, and apply the local values and beliefs to increase the effectiveness of school-based anti-stigma programs.
AIM: This study aims to investigate the local values and beliefs related to mental health anti-stigma as early initiation of school-based anti-stigma development.
METHODS: This is an exploratory phenomenological study. A total of 30 informants were interviewed personally or participated in focus group discussions. Content analysis was performed to identify related sub-themes and themes.
RESULTS: This study identified seven themes and 15 sub-themes. The seventh theme included the importance of school-based anti-stigma, school-based anti-stigma approach, school-based anti-stigma method, media dissemination of school-based anti-stigma information, design of school-based anti-stigma information, the target group of school-based anti-stigma, and collaboration partners of school-based anti-stigma.
CONCLUSION: Adolescents in middle school frequently experience stigma regarding their mental health from their peers. Using both Islamic and mental health approaches, integrating internal and external stakeholders, dispelling unfavorable misconceptions and stereotypes, encouraging students to understand and empathize with others, and reducing the harmful effects of mental health stigma were found to help reduce the stigma of mental illness.
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Tanhan A, Young JS. Muslims and Mental Health Services: A Concept Map and a Theoretical Framework. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2022; 61:23-63. [PMID: 34241742 PMCID: PMC8267770 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-021-01324-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Muslim populations in Western countries are growing, and they face biopsychosocial, spiritual, and economic challenges. Although Islam gives utmost attention to mental health stability, Muslims tend to underutilize mental health services. Mental health professionals, whether they be researchers, practitioners, or trainers working in schools, colleges/universities, mental health agencies, and research institutions, are well positioned to serve Muslims. Mental health professionals can address Muslims' biopsychosocial and spiritual issues and enhance their quality of life. In the current study, as the authors, we (a) reviewed 300 peer-reviewed manuscripts on Muslim mental health to understand how researchers have used concept maps or theoretical frameworks to design their empirical research, (b) prepared a comprehensive concept map based on the literature review to determine the central concepts affecting Muslims' approach to the use of mental health services, and (c) proposed a contextual theoretical (conceptual) framework. We titled the framework as Muslims' approach to use of mental health services based on the Theory of Planned Behavior and the Theory of Reasoned Action (TPB/TRA) in the context of a Social Ecological Model (SEM). We drew the framework based on TPB/TRA, SEM, and the review of Muslim mental health literature (the concept map). The concept map and the framework provide the most important constructs about challenges Muslim's face when attempting to utilize mental health services. Future researchers can use the concept map and the framework to conduct theoretically and evidence-based grounded empirical research. We provided implications for researchers, practitioners, educators, and social advocates wishing to contribute to service provision to this population.
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- Ahmet Tanhan
- Department of Counseling, UNC Greensboro, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC USA
- Economic and Social Research Center – ESAM, Ankara, Turkey
- Department of Counseling, Adiyaman University, Adiyaman, Turkey
- Institute for Muslim Mental Health, Belleville, MI USA
- Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences, Turkey Chapter, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Counseling, UNC Greensboro, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC USA
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Namoos A, Abosamak NE, Abdelkarim M, Ramadan R, Philips B, Ramadan D, Abdou M, Gal TS. Muslim Women and Disparities in Cancer Diagnosis: A Retrospective Study. JOURNAL OF MUSLIM MINORITY AFFAIRS 2021; 41:541-547. [PMID: 35210932 PMCID: PMC8865392 DOI: 10.1080/13602004.2021.2008868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Muslim women often find their religious customs at odds with their healthcare needs, such as regular gynecological check-ups and cervical cancer screenings, especially before marriage. Religious beliefs may also affect beliefs about gender roles, illness, and death, affecting seeking healthcare services. This retrospective study explored the differences in care-seeking related to cancer between Muslim women and the general female population at the Virginia Commonwealth University in the United States between 2010 and 2019. There were major differences in insurance status between the two cohorts. Muslim women were less likely to have government-sponsored health insurance and were much more likely to be uninsured than non-Muslim women. We also found that preventable female cancers were more prevalent among Muslim women than among non-Muslim women and was also diagnosed at more advanced stages.
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- Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia, US
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Alnojeidi AH, Capo-Lugo CE, Sturgeon JA, Trost Z. Injustice Through Cultural Lens: A Pilot Qualitative Exploration of Pain-Related Injustice Appraisals Among Arab-Americans with Chronic Low Back Pain. THE JOURNAL OF PAIN 2021; 23:739-753. [PMID: 34718152 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2021.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 10/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The current qualitative study sought to obtain an in-depth understanding of how Arab-Americans conceptualize perceived injustice concerning their chronic low back pain (CLBP) by reflecting on the Injustice Experience Questionnaire (IEQ). Twelve Arab-American adults with CLBP were recruited from a metropolitan area in Alabama using a purposive sampling technique. Participants took part in individual, face-to-face, semi-structured interviews reflecting on each statement from the IEQ. Descriptive data analysis was generated for demographic and pain variables. Directed content analysis was conducted to identify themes and sub-themes. 'Blame and unfairness' and 'severity and irreparability of loss,' the 2 established theoretical factors comprising pain-related injustice appraisal were used as predominant themes. Acceptance emerged as an inductive theme with the following sub-themes: positive appraisal and resilience, attempts to reduce pain, religious values and fate, and belief that everything happening for a reason. The influence of religion was noted across all themes. The current pilot findings suggest that Arabic culture, heavily infused with Islamic beliefs, influences how Arab-Americans conceptualize pain-related injustice appraisals. Additional exploration of the cultural appropriateness of the IEQ among individuals of Arab background is needed to further elaborate on the subject of faith and religious belief suggested by the current study. Perspective: Although the study findings largely reflected established injustice literature constructs, several emergent themes regarding pain-related injustice appraisal were influenced by the participants' culture and religious beliefs. These findings may indicate that specific psychotherapeutic approaches that have been proven effective among some groups may not function similarly in other populations.
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- Albatool H Alnojeidi
- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama; Department of Anatomy and Physiology, College of Medicine, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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Informal caregivers of older Muslims diagnosed with cancer: A portrait of depression, social support, and faith. Palliat Support Care 2021; 19:598-604. [PMID: 34676809 DOI: 10.1017/s147895152100081x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Islamic population constitute more than 20% of the world population and is growing rapidly. Nevertheless, data concerning informal caregiving to older Muslim patients diagnosed with cancer are scarce. Improving the well-being of caregivers is a vital step to optimal care for the patients themselves throughout the Muslim community and the world. This study focuses on a sample of Palestinian caregivers of older Muslim patients diagnosed with cancer living in East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and Gaza. The study aims to describe the socio-demographic characteristics of the caregivers and to understand their social support, and identify predictors of caregivers' depression. METHODS A cross-sectional study of a convenience sample of 99 dyads of Palestinian patients (age ≥65) and their informal caregivers. Depression and social support were measured using the five items of the Geriatric Depression Scale and the Cancer Perceived Agents of Social Support questionnaire. RESULTS Caregivers were most frequently adult children (52%) or spouses (32%), with male patients cared for by spouses (47.5%) or sons (32%), and female patients by daughters (50%). Clinical levels of depression were reported by 76% of the caregivers and 85% of patients. The significant predictors of caregiver depression were female gender, lower education, lower perceived social support from spouse and family, and higher perceived support from faith. SIGNIFICANCE OF RESULTS Healthcare providers serving the study population should determine the position and role of the caregiver within the social and family structure surrounding the patients' families. This understanding may facilitate overcoming barriers to effective and meaningful social support.
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Alaloul F, Polivka B, Warraich S, Andrykowski MA. Experiences of Muslim Cancer Survivors Living in the United States. Oncol Nurs Forum 2021; 48:546-557. [PMID: 34411079 DOI: 10.1188/21.onf.546-557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE To gain an understanding of the cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship experiences of adult Muslim cancer survivors residing in the United States. PARTICIPANTS & SETTING A purposive sample of 17 male and 15 female Muslim cancer survivors was recruited from across the United States. Data on Muslim cancer survivors' experience were collected through individual, in-depth, semistructured interviews. METHODOLOGIC APPROACH An interpretive, descriptive, qualitative approach was used to gain an understanding of the experience of Muslim cancer survivors. FINDINGS Six broad themes were identified to gain an understanding of the cancer experiences of adult Muslim cancer survivors residing in the United States. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING This study provided key information concerning the unique experience of Muslim cancer survivors residing in the United States. Identifying, understanding, and meeting survivors' religious needs, as well as understanding their cancer experience, may reduce cancer health disparities and enhance health outcomes.
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Pratt R, Ojo-Fati O, DuBois D, Okuyemi K, Graham AL, Mohamed S, Janowiec M, Kahin A, Mahamud A, Tessier KM, Busch AM, Joseph AM. Testing the Feasibility and Acceptability of a Religiously-Tailored Text Messaging Intervention to Reduce Smoking Among Somali Muslim Men During Ramadan. Nicotine Tob Res 2021; 23:1283-1290. [PMID: 33277991 PMCID: PMC8496498 DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaa260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The prevalence of smoking among Somali Muslim male immigrants residing in Minnesota is estimated at 44%, however smoking reduction is common during the month of Ramadan. This study evaluated the feasibility and impact of a religiously tailored text message intervention delivered during Ramadan to encourage smoking reduction among Somali Muslim men who smoke. METHODS Fifty Somali men were recruited. Participants received two text messages per day starting 1 week prior to and throughout the month of Ramadan. Approximately half were religiously tailored and half were about the risks of smoking and benefits of quitting. Smoking behavior was assessed at baseline, and at weeks 4 (end of Ramadan), 8, and 16. Outcomes included feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of the text message intervention on smoking reduction and bioverified abstinence. RESULTS The average age was 41 years. Average time to first cigarette was 1.8 hours at baseline, and 46% of participants smoked menthol cigarettes. Eighteen of 50 participants selected English and 32 selected Somali text messages. Subjects significantly reduced self-reported cigarettes per day (CPD) from 12.4 CPD at baseline to 5.8 CPD at week 16 (p < 0.001). Seven subjects reported quitting at week 16, five completed CO testing, confirming self-reported abstinence. The majority of participants found the cultural and religious references encouraging at the end of the week 16 survey. CONCLUSIONS Religiously tailored text messages to decrease smoking are feasible and acceptable to Somali Muslim men who smoke during Ramadan. This intervention for addressing smoking disparities is worthy of further study. IMPLICATIONS Recruitment of Somali Muslim men who smoke is feasible and supports the idea that further studies targeting smoking during Ramadan are practical. Ramadan presents a window of opportunity upon which to build smoking cessation interventions for smokers who identify as Muslim. These preliminary findings suggest that text messaging is a feasible and acceptable intervention strategy, and that religious tailoring was well received. Such an approach may offer potential for addressing smoking disparities among Somali Muslim male smokers. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrial.gov: NCT03379142.
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- Rebekah Pratt
- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah
School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Innovations Center, Truth Initiative, Washington,
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- Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and
Science, Rochester, MN
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- Islamic Civic Society of America (ICSA), Minneapolis,
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- Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare,
Minneapolis, MN
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- Masonic Cancer Center, Biostatistics Core, University of
Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare,
Minneapolis, MN
- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota,
Minneapolis, MN
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Daher-Nashif S, Hammad SH, Kane T, Al-Wattary N. Islam and Mental Disorders of the Older Adults: Religious Text, Belief System and Caregiving Practices. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2021; 60:2051-2065. [PMID: 33141404 PMCID: PMC8137626 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-020-01094-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This paper illustrates the impact of Islamic religious texts on dementia care in the Middle East. It examines how old age and older adults mental disorders are framed in the Quran and Hadith, and how these texts are transformed to belief ideologies and caregiving practices. The study uses a qualitative research methods, which include a review of all Islamic holy texts that address mental and cognitive changes associated with ageing, along with interviews with eight Sharia scholars and 37-Arab-Muslim families living in Qatar. Islamic texts command compassion and honouring of elderly parents and give care instructions. These texts are transformed into social practices and used as diagnostic and treatment tools.
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- Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- The College of Medicine, QU Health, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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- Centre for Humanities and Social Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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Fuchs JR, Fuchs JW, Hauser JM, Coors ME. Patient desire for spiritual assessment is unmet in urban and rural primary care settings. BMC Health Serv Res 2021; 21:289. [PMID: 33789638 PMCID: PMC8011106 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-021-06300-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Incorporation of patient religious and spiritual beliefs in medical care has been shown to improve the efficacy of medical interventions and health outcomes. While previous study has highlighted differences in patient desire for spiritual assessment based on patient religiosity, little is known about patient desire for spiritual assessment based on community type, particularly in urban compared to rural communities. We hypothesized that, given demographic trends which show a higher degree of religiosity in rural areas, patients in rural communities will be more likely to desire spiritual assessment. Methods In this cross-sectional study of 141 adult primary care patients in rural and urban Colorado at non-religiously affiliated clinics, we surveyed patient demographic information, measures of religiosity, patient desire for spiritual assessment, and frequency of spiritual assessment in practice. Univariate logistic regression analyses were used to compare the two populations. Results In both Denver County (urban) and Lincoln County (rural) over 90% of patients identified as religious, spiritual, or a combination of the two. Thirty eight percent (38.3%) of patients in Denver County and 49.1% of patients in Lincoln desired spiritual assessment. Over 97% of patients in both areas reported rarely or never being asked about their R/S within the past year. For patients who have had five or more clinic visits in the past year, more than 91% in both areas stated they have never or rarely been asked about their beliefs. Conclusions While the majority of patients in this study identify as religious or spiritual and many patients desire spiritual assessment, the majority of patients have never or rarely been asked about their spirituality within the past year. This demonstrates a significant gap between patient preference and provider practice of spiritual assessment in the primary care setting, which was similar in both rural and urban settings. This highlights the need for interdisciplinary focus on spiritual assessment and incorporation of patient R/S beliefs in medical care to provide holistic patient care and improve health outcomes. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12913-021-06300-y.
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- Joseph R Fuchs
- University of Colorado School of Medicine, 13080 E 19th Ave, Office 208B, Aurora, Colorado, 80045, USA.
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Palliative Care, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry & The Center for Bioethics and Humanities, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Embodying Caring Science as Islamic Philosophy of Care: Implications for Nursing Practice. ANS Adv Nurs Sci 2021; 43:62-74. [PMID: 31922984 DOI: 10.1097/ans.0000000000000300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Despite the diversity and complexity of nursing theories, including those embedded with a philosophy of caring, few if any have aligned their assumptions with an Islamic philosophy of caring. To do so would call into question the compatibility of such caring for some Muslim scholars. The purpose of this article is to understand how and why an Islamic philosophy of care can be taken up through an application of Watson's caring science. In doing so, a broader understanding of caring is provided for nurses and other health care providers who work with Muslim communities in the context of care provision.
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Determination of health fatalism and the factors affecting health fatalism in patients with epilepsy in the North of Turkey. Epilepsy Behav 2021; 115:107641. [PMID: 33341394 DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In individuals with epilepsy, health fatalism can affect their perceptions of health and their responses to solutions offered, both positively and negatively. This study aimed to investigate health fatalism in people with epilepsy in Turkey and the factors that influence their health fatalism. METHOD This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted between December 2019 and April 2020 with 100 epilepsy patients who were referred to a neurology outpatient clinic in the North of Turkey. The data for the study were collected using a descriptive information form and the Health Fatalism Scale (HES). RESULTS The total mean score on the Health Fatalism Scale for the study participants was found to be 56,16 ± 15,71. Significant association was found between health fatalism and educational status (p < 0,05), polytherapy (p < 0,05), and frequency of seizures (p < 0,001). CONCLUSION In this study, individuals with epilepsy expressed high levels of fatalism in their health beliefs. It was found that illiterate individuals with epilepsy held more fatalistic beliefs. In addition, it was found that participants who used polytherapy and those who had frequent seizures also had higher levels of fatalistic health beliefs.
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Canel Çınarbaş D, Tuna E, Ar-Karci Y. Turkish Muslim Healers: A Qualitative Investigation of Hocas and Their Methods. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2020; 59:2397-2413. [PMID: 31317464 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00885-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A vast majority of Turkish individuals are Muslim, and several Turkish individuals refer to traditional healers to get help for medical and psychological problems. The purpose of the present study was to investigate Turkish traditional healing methods and to delineate the kinds of presenting problems that the clients bring to healers, methods used by the healers, the healing process, and the effect of healing on the clients. For this purpose, 11 participants were interviewed. The data were analyzed using the consensual qualitative research method. Nine domains emerged from the interviews: symptoms, diagnosis, etiology, treatment, response to treatment, characteristics of healers, clients' beliefs and desire to be healed, all healing coming from Allah (God), and characteristics of jinns. The findings were discussed in light of Kleinman's (Patients and healers in the context of culture: an exploration of the borderland between anthropology, medicine, and psychiatry, University of California Press, Berkeley, 1980) illness explanatory model and characteristics of Turkish culture.
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- Deniz Canel Çınarbaş
- Department of Psychology, Middle East Technical University, Social Sciences Building, 06800, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Department of Psychology, Çankaya University, Ankara, Turkey
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Essien B, Asamoah MK. Reviewing the Common Barriers to the Mental Healthcare Delivery in Africa. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2020; 59:2531-2555. [PMID: 32691189 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-020-01059-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The current paper sought to thematically present common challenges associated with mental healthcare services in Africa. We largely limited our search for literature materials to studies published from 2003 to 2019 in African countries from which the findings showed that there are common challenges confronting mental healthcare services in Africa. The challenges include: inadequate mental healthcare facilities, funding constraints, shortage of professional healthcare workers, inadequate training and development scheme for mental health workers and weak mental healthcare policies. Implications for policy and practice are disclosed and recommendations are stated to trigger actions to remedy the situation. This information is beneficial for researchers, policymakers, mental healthcare providers and community members who are interested in mental healthcare issues. It was concluded that in order for Africa to enjoy successful mental healthcare service, critical and enduring attention must focus on sound and enforceable government policy on mental healthcare service, provision of adequate and regular funding, availability of adequate mental healthcare facilities, provision of training and development facilities for the mental health professionals and collaboration of mental healthcare providers.
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Markova V, Sandal GM, Guribye E. What Do Immigrants From Various Cultures Think Is the Best Way to Cope With Depression? Introducing the Cross-Cultural Coping Inventory. Front Psychol 2020; 11:1599. [PMID: 32760328 PMCID: PMC7372913 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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The aim of this study is to introduce a domain-specific instrument, the Cross-Cultural Depression Coping Inventory (CCD-CI), to assess ways in which people from different cultures prefer to cope with depression. Part 1 of this paper describes the development of CCD-CI. A combined etic and emic approach in generating items was used. Principal component analysis on data from a heterogeneous sample of immigrants (N = 458) supported a three-factor solution labeled: Engagement, disengagement, and spiritual coping. In Part 2 confirmatory factor analysis were conducted to test if the factors replicated in a mixed ethnic sample of immigrants from Russia (n = 164), Poland (n = 127), Pakistan (n = 128), Somalia (n = 114), and Norwegian students (n = 248). The three-factor model fits the data well and differentiated between the ethnic groups. Most significantly, Somali followed by the Pakistani immigrants scored higher on disengagement and spiritual coping. Inspection of item-level differences showed the largest ethnic variations in coping behavior of communal or social nature. The CCD-CI factors were validated against the Vancouver Index of Acculturation. Adoption to majority culture correlated positively with engagement and negatively with spiritual Coping. Maintenance of origin culture was positively associated with both spiritual coping and disengagement. In Part 3 the construct validity of the CCD-CI was tested in relation to the Brief Cope. The magnitude of the correlations was small to moderate. Taken together results indicate that CCD-CI is a reliable and valid measure of coping strategies related to depression, suitable for adults from different ethnic groups. Implications for research and clinical practice are discussed.
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- Valeria Markova
- Department of Pulmonology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Piwowarczyk LA, Ona F. BeWell: quality assurance health promotion pilot. Int J Health Care Qual Assur 2019; 32:321-331. [PMID: 31017063 DOI: 10.1108/ijhcqa-08-2017-0152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to determine the experience participating in a health promotion program for refugee and asylum seekers and torture survivors in a safety net clinical setting. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH Refugee and asylum seeker torture survivors participated in a seven-week health promotion program at a safety-net clinic. Participants interviewed before, during and after the program was designed to improve and maintain health promotion program quality. FINDINGS Six major themes emerged: social networks; tools/techniques/skills; wellness planning; spiritualism; health maintenance; and social/group interaction. Preliminary results suggest that this multi-pronged approach is feasible and acceptable to foreign-born torture survivors. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS Torture impacts many facets of one's life. A program which addresses health from a multidisciplinary perspective has promise to facilitate healing. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS The impact of torture and human rights violations significantly affects many facets of peoples' lives including emotional, social, physical and spiritual dimensions. Therefore a program which utilizes a multidisciplinary integrated bio-psychosocial and spiritual approach has the potential to simultaneously address many domains facilitating healing. ORIGINALITY/VALUE BeWell, a bio-psychosocio-spiritual health promotion strategy aimed at improving health service quality and increasing patient satisfaction to support positive health outcomes by implementing in-classroom/person modules for patients, to the authors' knowledge is unique in its efforts to encompass multiple domains simultaneously and fully integrate an approach to wellbeing.
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- Linda A Piwowarczyk
- Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights, Boston Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Tufts University School of Medicine , Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Al-Noumani H, Wu JR, Barksdale D, Knafl G, AlKhasawneh E, Sherwood G. Health Beliefs and Medication Adherence in Omanis With Hypertension. J Cardiovasc Nurs 2019; 33:518-526. [PMID: 30130358 PMCID: PMC6179908 DOI: 10.1097/jcn.0000000000000511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients' health beliefs are essential to improve medication adherence among patients with hypertension. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to examine the relationship between (1) patients' beliefs about hypertension, medication, and self-efficacy and medication adherence and (2) medication adherence and blood pressure control in Oman. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 215 participants with hypertension. Participants completed 4 questionnaires (Arabic version) to measure medication adherence, beliefs about hypertension severity, beliefs about medication, and self-efficacy. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to conduct the analyses. RESULTS Higher self-efficacy (odds ratio [OR], 2.59; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.54-4.37), stronger beliefs about medication necessity (OR, 1.98; 95% CI, 1.21-3.23), increased age (OR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.03-1.10), and fewer medication concerns (OR, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.20-0.57) were related to high medication adherence. Moreover, uncontrolled blood pressure was less likely in participants with high medication adherence (OR, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.24-0.93). CONCLUSIONS Patients' beliefs are important consideration to improve medication adherence. Clinically, patients' beliefs should be assessed, and strategies to improve medication adherence should incorporate beliefs as a key component to improve antihypertensive medication adherence. Patient education and counseling regarding hypertension and necessity and side effects of medications are important to maximize positive beliefs and improve medication adherence.
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- Huda Al-Noumani
- Huda Al-Noumani, PhD, RN Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Health and Critical Care, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. Jia-Rong Wu, PhD, RN Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Debra Barksdale, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FAAN Professor, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond. George Knafl, PhD Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Esra AlKhasawneh, PhD, RN, FAAN Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. Gwen Sherwood, PhD, RN, FAAN Professor, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Pratt R, Ojo-Fati O, Adam A, Sharif H, Kahin A, Mahamud A, Dubois D, Mohamed S, Okuyemi K, Graham AL, Joseph A. Text Message Support for Smoking Cessation During Ramadan: A Focus Group Study With Somali Immigrant Muslim Men. Nicotine Tob Res 2019; 22:1636-1639. [DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntz187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Introduction
Somali Muslim male immigrants in Minnesota have a high prevalence of smoking, estimated at 44%, compared with the average smoking rate for adults in the United States (14%). However, the literature has reported spontaneous reductions of smoking during Ramadan. This study sought to gather the views of Somali Muslim men on how faith impacts their smoking, and determine what messaging to incorporate into a tailored text messages intervention that draws on the Muslim faith beliefs and practices during Ramadan to promote smoking cessation.
Methods
Thirty-seven Somali adult male smokers were recruited from community settings to participate in one of five focus groups in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. The research study team developed a semi-structured focus group guide that explored: (1) the experience of Muslim immigrants quitting smoking during Ramadan, (2) views on text messaging interventions to reduce smoking focusing on health and faith, and (3) views on the relationship between faith and smoking. A thematic analysis was conducted.
Results
Participants reported reductions in smoking during Ramadan, which was mostly achieved without formal treatment (ie, willpower). There was interest in text messaging interventions that incorporated faith and health-related messages, and that would be delivered around the time of Ramadan. Participants described concerns about the adverse health effects of smoking, including the risk of chronic health issues, cancer, and death.
Conclusion
Combining faith and health-related text-based messaging, and tailoring interventions around and beyond Ramadan, maybe a valuable approach to help address smoking disparities in the Somali immigrant community.
Implications
Ramadan offers a unique window of opportunity to intervene upon smoking for Somali Muslim immigrant men, for whom rates of smoking are high. Combining faith and health-related text-based messaging, and tailoring interventions around and beyond Ramadan, maybe a valuable approach to help address these serious smoking disparities.
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- Rebekah Pratt
- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- School of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN
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Best M, Sleasman M, Hegedus E, Schlub TE. Protestant Christian attitudes to ART. Hum Reprod Open 2019; 2019:hoz018. [PMID: 31528709 PMCID: PMC6735866 DOI: 10.1093/hropen/hoz018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 05/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION How do Christian religious beliefs affect attitudes to ART? SUMMARY ANSWER Attitudes to ART depend on the religiosity of the respondent, and although the majority of those that had successfully used ART were positive or moderately positive in their views, the acceptability of procedures fell when damage to the marriage relationship or the embryo was a potential outcome. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Religion can impact views on ART. Sanctity of marriage and sanctity of the embryo are major concerns for some Christians, but details are unclear. METHODS A cross-sectional online survey was used to collect data from 1587 participants over a 3-month period in 2013, of which 1334 were of the Christian faith and included in this study. Descriptive statistics were reported for individual ARTs, and a general score of all ART approval was calculated. A multivariable linear and logistic regression was conducted on general approval for ART to identify predictors of ART approval. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Indicators of religiosity (religious meeting attendance and Bible reading frequency) showed that this was a highly religious sample. We found that in this cohort of English-speaking, well-educated, practising and mainly Protestant Christians 164 (12.3%) of those had personal experience of ART. Most participants that had successfully used ART were positive or moderately positive in their views. Throughout the cohort, procedures were less acceptable if there was a perception that the marriage relationship or the life of the embryo was threatened: including donated gametes (28.7-29.1% approval), surrogacy (22.7-33.1% approval), and PGD (1.0-23.8% approval). A multivariable analysis of the ART approval score found that it was higher among those with Protestant compared with Catholic/Orthodox faith (P < 0.001; mean score difference, 5.06; 95% CI 4.36-5.81) and those who believe life begins after fertilisation (P < 0.001; mean score difference, 4.86; 95% CI 4.14-5.57). Approval was also higher, but to a lesser extent, in women than men (P = 0.008; mean score difference, 0.73; 95% CI 0.18-1.28), and those with lower religiosity (P < 0.001). The area raising most indecision for this cohort was disposal of excess embryos. LIMITATIONS REASONS FOR CAUTION This sample includes an uneven geographical spread of respondents and restriction to English-speaking participants. Different views may be expressed by a different religious cohort. Use of an online survey platform means that a bias towards those with computers (consistent with education levels of this cohort) could exist. Use of this platform also makes it impossible to know the response rate, and the veracity of responses cannot be verified. However, despite these limitations we believe this survey gives us insight into the reservations held among a certain population of Christians regarding the use of reproductive technology. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Our findings highlight the need for ART clinicians to consider the influence of patient spiritual beliefs on therapeutic options and provide detailed information that will allow them to be accommodated. Practices such as widening the options for collecting semen and limiting the number of embryos created through IVF so as to reduce or eliminate excess embryos may be helpful for these patients. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTERESTS This study was supported by a grant from The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity in Deerfield, Illinois, USA. The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER N/A.
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- Faculty of Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney Health Ethics, Sydney NSW Australia.,Institute for Ethics and Society, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney, NSW Australia
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- The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity, Trinity International University, Deerfield, IL, USA
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- School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Merhej R. Stigma on mental illness in the Arab world: beyond the socio-cultural barriers. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN HEALTH CARE 2019. [DOI: 10.1108/ijhrh-03-2019-0025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Purpose
Research on mental illness stigma in the Arab world has traditionally focused on socio-cultural barriers that deprive persons with mental illness from their fundamental human right for privacy and informed consent. The purpose of this paper is to address the question whether or not mental health legislations in a number of Arab countries effectively safeguard the human rights of people with mental illness and protect them from stigmatizing and discriminatory practices.
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A qualitative review of literature was performed over two rounds of search, targeting published research on mental illness stigma in the Arab world from year 2000 until now and existing national mental health legislations in the Arab world, using English and Arabic databases.
Findings
The review reveals that beyond society and culture, persistence of mental illness stigma in the Arab world may be explained by absent or inefficient monitoring mechanisms of mental health legislations and policies within the health-care setting. Although integration of mental health services into the primary health care system is being gradually implemented as a step toward de-stigmatization of mental illness, more remains to be done to change the stigmatizing behavior of the health personnel toward mental illness.
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Mental health authorities in the Arab world need to be more aware of the public perceptions explaining people’s fear and reluctance to seek mental health care, so as to ensure that the control and monitoring mechanisms at both the primary and mental health care levels foster a human rights, culturally competent, patient-friendly and non-stigmatizing model of mental health care.
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Blignault I, Saab H, Woodland L, Comino E. Evaluation of the acceptability and clinical utility of an Arabic-language mindfulness CD in an Australian community setting. Transcult Psychiatry 2019; 56:552-568. [PMID: 30907247 DOI: 10.1177/1363461519825880] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The cultural, linguistic, and religious diversity of Australia's population presents challenges for mental health service delivery. Arabic-speaking communities in Australia underutilise mental health services despite high levels of trauma and psychological distress. Clinicians who work with this population lack linguistically and culturally appropriate clinical resources. The aim of this study was to explore the acceptability and clinical utility of a Mindfulness Skills CD translated into formal Arabic. The 70 participants were Arabic-speaking adults, mostly Lebanese-born Muslim women, who enrolled in a 5-week mindfulness program using the CD and agreed to follow-up at 12 weeks. Both recruitment and data collection were undertaken by a female project officer who is a widely respected member of the Arabic community in south-east Sydney. Compliance with the program protocol was high and all but 4 participants continued to use the CD beyond the 5 weeks. Overall, participants reported that mindfulness techniques fitted well with their way of life and were compatible with their cultural and religious practices. Most found mindfulness complementary to their regular reflective prayer. Using the Mindfulness Skills CD was associated with statistically significant reductions in psychological distress as measured by the Kessler Scale (K10) and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS21) postprogram (K10; DASS21 Depression and Stress subscales) and at follow-up (all measures). The evaluation showed that the Arabic Mindfulness Skills CD is an effective and culturally appropriate mental health resource for this population group. This low-cost, easily distributed resource is suitable for use in individual self-management and as an adjunct to primary and specialist mental health care.
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- St George Community Mental Health Service, Australia
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Tanhan A, Francisco VT. Muslims and mental health concerns: A social ecological model perspective. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2019; 47:964-978. [PMID: 30730559 DOI: 10.1002/jcop.22166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Revised: 12/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Muslims in the United States experience many psychosocial issues and underutilize mental health services. This study sought to systematically identify the common issues and strengths of the Muslims affiliated with a college in the Southeast region of the United States and address them accordingly. A survey comprising 33 items and 2 open-ended questions regarding common issues and strengths was constructed. A total of 116 participants completed the survey. The overall rating for items was quite high, whereas the satisfaction rating was very low. The most important item was, "You have prayer places/rugs, ablution stations, and water in restrooms," with an importance rating of 94.52% and a satisfaction rating of 20.50%. Four items regarding mental health were rated as the least important, and participants reported lack of knowledge regarding mental health services. This is the first study that includes a list of common concerns and strengths of the Muslim communities affiliated with colleges in the United States.
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- Ahmet Tanhan
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina
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Attarabeen O, Alkhateeb F, Larkin K, Sambamoorthi U, Newton M, Kelly K. Tobacco Use among Adult Muslims in the United States. Subst Use Misuse 2019; 54:1385-1399. [PMID: 30964368 PMCID: PMC6510592 DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2019.1581223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Compared with the general United States (US) population, Muslims in the US exhibit elevated rates of tobacco use. As a result, they might be at a higher risk for preventive disease and premature death as compared with the general US population. OBJECTIVE This study investigated the Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) factors that are associated with tobacco use among a sample of adult Muslims in the US. METHODS Data were collected (November 2016-March 2017) using a cross-sectional, on-line survey from a convenience sample of adult (≥ 18 years) US Muslims. Participants with a lung cancer history were excluded. Associations between SCT factors and tobacco use were investigated with bivariate analyses and multinomial logistic regression models. RESULTS Eligible participants (n = 271) from 30 states completed the survey; 52.8% reported current tobacco use. A higher rate of current tobacco use was reported by men (62.8%) as compared to women (41.3%), x2(1, N = 271) = 12.49, p < .001. In terms of cognitive factors, individuals who (1) expected more personal consequences for tobacco use on health, and (2) had more confidence regarding ability to abstain from tobacco use, were less likely to report current tobacco use. In terms of environmental factors, individuals whose family members did not use tobacco were less likely to report current tobacco use. CONCLUSION The study findings suggest that family-oriented interventions emphasizing self-efficacy and personal consequences to prevent tobacco use can potentially be effective in reducing tobacco use rates in the adult US Muslim population.
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- Omar Attarabeen
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Research, & Administration, School of Pharmacy, Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center (North), Department of Pharmaceutical Systems & Policy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center (North), Department of Clinical Pharmacy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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- Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center (North), Department of Pharmaceutical Systems & Policy, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Gunasinghe C, Hatch SL, Lawrence J. Young Muslim Pakistani Women's Lived Experiences of Izzat, Mental Health, and Well-Being. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2019; 29:747-757. [PMID: 30293483 DOI: 10.1177/1049732318803094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This article explores how six Pakistani Muslim women interpret cultural concepts of izzat (honor and self-respect); what role, if any, it has in their lives; and whether there is interplay between upholding izzat and the participants' help-seeking strategies for mental health and well-being. Semistructured interviews were conducted and analyzed with an interpretative phenomenological analytic framework. Three themes were identified: (a) "the rules of izzat," (b) "negotiating tensions," and (c) "speaking out/breaking the 'rules.'" Findings highlighted new insights into the understanding of izzat and the implications these cultural concepts have for strategies in managing or silencing of psychological distress. Interviews illustrated tensions the participants experience when considering izzat, how these are negotiated to enable them to self-manage or seek help, and possible life experiences that might lead to self-harm and attempted suicide. Notably, cultural codes, in particular izzat, appear to vary over the life course and are influenced by migration.
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- 2 University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom
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Testing a Religiously Tailored Intervention with Somali American Muslim Women and Somali American Imams to Increase Participation in Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening. J Immigr Minor Health 2019; 22:87-95. [DOI: 10.1007/s10903-019-00881-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Mapping global Muslim mental health research: analysis of trends in the English literature from 2000 to 2015. Glob Ment Health (Camb) 2019; 6:e6. [PMID: 31157114 PMCID: PMC6533849 DOI: 10.1017/gmh.2019.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2018] [Revised: 01/01/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND By 2030, the global Muslim population is expected to reach 2.2 billion people. The representations of Islam and Muslims in the media and academic literature may unconsciously impact how clinicians perceive and approach their Muslim patients. Our study focuses on the emerging Muslim mental health (MMH) literature using bibliometric analysis, specifically social network analysis of word co-occurrence and co-authorship networks of academic publications, to describe how the content of MMH discourse is evolving. METHODS We conducted an Ovid search (including Medline and PsycInfo databases) to identify articles written in English from 2000 to 2015 that had the terms 'Islam' and/or 'Muslim' in the abstract as well as research conducted in Muslim-majority countries and among Muslim minorities in the rest of the world. RESULTS Of the 2652 articles on MMH, the majority (65.6%) focused on describing psychopathology; the minority (11.2%) focused on issues around stigma, religiosity, spirituality, identity, or acculturation. Among the top 15 most frequent terms in abstracts were 'post-traumatic stress disorder', 'violence', 'fear', 'trauma', and 'war'. Social network analysis showed there was little collaborative work across regions. CONCLUSIONS The challenges of producing MMH research are similar to the challenges faced across global mental health research. Much of the MMH research reflects regional challenges such as the impact of conflict and violence on mental health. Continued efforts to develop global mental health researchers through cross-cultural exchanges, academic journals' dedicated sections and programs for global mental health recruitment, and online training are needed to address the gap in research and collaborations.
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Alaloul F, Polivka BJ, Warraich S, Andrykowski MA. A Feasibility Study of Muslim Cancer Survivors' Experience in the United States: Recruitment and Data Collection. J Transcult Nurs 2018; 30:359-364. [PMID: 30556483 DOI: 10.1177/1043659618818715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies with U.S. Muslims have had difficulty recruiting participants. METHOD This article, which was part of a larger qualitative study, aimed to describe the effectiveness of targeted recruitment and data collection strategies in Muslim cancer survivors. The purpose of the larger qualitative study was to gain an understanding of the experiences of Muslim cancer survivors in the United States. Four recruitment approaches were implemented to determine timeliness, diversity in respondents, and success in completing the interview. RESULTS Eighteen Muslim cancer survivors participated (12 males, 6 females). Ten Muslim participants were identified by community leaders, two by posted flyers, four using social media, and two by a physician. No burden was voiced by participants related to length, time, or location of interviews. DISCUSSION We demonstrated the feasibility of recruiting and interviewing Muslim cancer survivors. Using culturally sensitive approaches is important to encourage recruitment and participation in studies of Muslim cancer survivors.
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Adapting a religious health fatalism measure for use in Muslim populations. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0206898. [PMID: 30388161 PMCID: PMC6214560 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0206898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Objective Fatalism has been shown to influence health behaviors and outcomes among different populations. Our study reports on the adaptation of the Religious Health Fatalism Questionnaire for a Muslim population (RHFQ-M). Design The original RHFQ wording was modified for a Muslim context and cognitively tested in 6 focus groups (FG). Items were revised by Muslim and non-Muslim healthcare researchers based on FG responses regarding the theological “accurateness” of the questions. The revised 9-item measure was administered to 58 English-speaking Muslim women (≥40 years old) recruited from two mosques in the Chicago area in order to assess psychometric properties. Main outcome measures Cronbach’s alpha and exploratory factor analyses were used to assess internal consistency and measure dimensionality, respectively. Statistical correlations with several fatalism and religiosity measures were computed to assess convergent and discriminant validity. Results After testing with an ethnically and racially diverse group of Muslims, the RHFQ-M was found to be reliable (Cronbach’s α is 0.79), comprised of two distinct underlying subscales, and is correlated with, but distinct from, other measures of fatalism and Islamic religiosity. Conclusion Our adapted measure, RHFQ-M, appears to accurately assess Islamic dimensions of fatalism and is ready for use in the health literature.
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Tackett S, Young JH, Putman S, Wiener C, Deruggiero K, Bayram JD. Barriers to healthcare among Muslim women: A narrative review of the literature. WOMENS STUDIES INTERNATIONAL FORUM 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2018.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AlAteeq D, AlDaoud A, AlHadi A, AlKhalaf H, Milev R. The experience and impact of stigma in Saudi people with a mood disorder. Ann Gen Psychiatry 2018; 17:51. [PMID: 30498517 PMCID: PMC6258445 DOI: 10.1186/s12991-018-0221-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Stigma plays a powerful role in an individual's attitude towards mental illness and in their seeking psychiatric and psychological services. Assessing stigma from the perspective of people with mood disorders is important as these disorders have been ranked as major causes of disability. OBJECTIVES To determine the extent and impact of stigma experiences in Saudi patients with depression and bipolar disorder, and to examine stigma experiences across cultures. METHOD Ninety-three individuals with a mood disorder were interviewed at King Saud University Medical City using the Inventory of Stigmatizing Experiences (ISE). RESULTS We detected no significant differences in experiences of stigma or stigma impact in patients with bipolar vs. depressive disorder. However, over 50% of respondents reported trying to hide their mental illness from others to avoiding situations that might cause them to feel stigmatized. In comparison with a Canadian population, the Saudi participants in this study scored significantly lower on the ISE, which might be due to cultural differences. CONCLUSION More than half of the Saudi participants with a mood disorder reported avoiding situations that might be potentially stigmatizing. There are higher levels of stigma in Canada and Korea than in Saudi Arabia. Our results suggest that cultural differences and family involvement in patient care can significantly impact self-stigmatization. The ISE is a highly reliable instrument across cultures.
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- Deemah AlAteeq
- 1Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. box 92949, Riyadh, 11683 Saudi Arabia.,2SABIC Psychological Health Research & Applications Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. box 92949, Riyadh, 11683 Saudi Arabia
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- 1Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. box 92949, Riyadh, 11683 Saudi Arabia.,2SABIC Psychological Health Research & Applications Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 1Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, King Saud University, P.O. box 92949, Riyadh, 11683 Saudi Arabia.,2SABIC Psychological Health Research & Applications Chair, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- 3Department of Psychiatry, Queen's University, Kingston, ON Canada
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Padela AI, Zaidi D. The Islamic tradition and health inequities: A preliminary conceptual model based on a systematic literature review of Muslim health-care disparities. Avicenna J Med 2018; 8:1-13. [PMID: 29404267 PMCID: PMC5782414 DOI: 10.4103/ajm.ajm_134_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to identify mechanisms by which Islamic beliefs, values, and Muslim identity might contribute to health inequities among Muslim populations. METHODS A systematic literature review of empirical studies in Medline from 1980 to 2009 was conducted. The search strategy used three terms covering health-care disparities, ethnicity, and location to uncover relevant papers. RESULTS A total of 171 articles were relevant based on titles and abstracts. Upon subsequent full-text review, most studies did not include religious identity or religiosity as explanatory variables for observed health disparities. Of 29 studies mentioning Islam within the text, 19 implicated Muslim identity or practices as potential explanations for health differences between Muslim and non-Muslim groups. These 19 studies generated six mechanisms that related the Islamic tradition, Muslim practices, and health inequities: (1) Interpretations of health and/or lack of health based on Islamic theology; (2) Ethical and/or cultural challenges within the clinical realm stemming from Islamic values or practices; (3) Perceived discrimination due to, or a lack of cultural accommodation of, religious values or practices in the clinical realm; (4) Health practices rooted within the Islamic tradition; (5) Patterns of health-care seeking based on Islamic values; and (6) Adverse health exposures due to having a Muslim identity. CONCLUSION While there is scant empirical research on Muslim health-care disparities, a preliminary conceptual model relating Islam to health inequities can be built from the extant literature. This model can serve to organize research on Muslim health and distinguish different ways in which a Muslim identity might contribute to the patterning of health disparities.
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- Aasim I. Padela
- Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
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Pratt R, Ahmed N, Noor S, Sharif H, Raymond N, Williams C. Addressing Behavioral Health Disparities for Somali Immigrants Through Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Led by Community Health Workers. J Immigr Minor Health 2017; 19:187-193. [PMID: 26721766 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-015-0338-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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To test the feasibility and acceptability of implementing an evidence-based, peer-delivered mental health intervention for Somali women in Minnesota, and to assess the impact of the intervention on the mental health of those who received the training. In a feasibility study, 11 Somali female community health workers were trained to deliver an 8-session cognitive behavioral therapy intervention. Each of the trainers recruited 5 participants through community outreach, resulting in 55 participants in the intervention. Self-assessed measures of mood were collected from study participants throughout the intervention, and focus groups were conducted. The 55 Somali women who participated recorded significant improvements in mood, with self-reported decreases in anxiety and increases in happiness. Focus group data showed the intervention was well received, particularly because it was delivered by a fellow community member. Participants reported gaining skills in problem solving, stress reduction, and anger management. Participants also felt that the intervention helped to address some of the stigma around mental health in their community. Delivery of cognitive behavioral therapy by a community health workers offered an acceptable way to build positive mental health in the Somali community.
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- Rebekah Pratt
- Program in Health Disparities, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, USA.
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- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 717 Delaware Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55414, USA
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- People's Centre Health Service, 425 20th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN, 55454, USA
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- Department of Nursing, University of Minnesota, 308 SE Harvard Street, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Powell Center for Women's Health, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, 1 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8RZ, Scotland, UK
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Padela AI, Qureshi O. Islamic perspectives on clinical intervention near the end-of-life: We can but must we? MEDICINE, HEALTH CARE, AND PHILOSOPHY 2017; 20:545-559. [PMID: 27613411 DOI: 10.1007/s11019-016-9729-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The ever-increasing technological advances of modern medicine have increased physicians' capacity to carry out a wide array of clinical interventions near the end-of-life. These new procedures have resulted in new "types" of living where a patient's cognitive functions are severely diminished although many physiological functions remain active. In this biomedical context, patients, surrogate decision-makers, and clinicians all struggle with decisions about what clinical interventions to pursue and when therapeutic intent should be replaced with palliative goals of care. For some patients and clinicians, religious teachings about the duty to seek medical care and the care of the dying offer ethical guidance when faced with such choices. Accordingly, this paper argues that traditional Sunni Islamic ethico-legal views on the obligation to seek medical care and Islamic theological concepts of human dignity (karāmah) and inviolability (ḥurmah) provide the ethical grounds for non-intervention at the end-of-life and can help calibrate goals of care discussions for Muslim patients. In closing the paper highlights the pressing need to develop a holistic ethics of healthcare of the dying from an Islamic perspective that brings together multiple genres of the Islamic intellectual tradition so that it can meet the needs of the patients, clinicians and Muslim religious leaders interacting with the healthcare system.
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- Aasim I Padela
- Initiative on Islam and Medicine, Program on Medicine and Religion, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC 5068, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
- Section of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
- MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
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AIMS The current study aimed to: (i) describe the extent of overall stigma as well as the differences in stigma towards people with alcohol abuse, dementia, depression, schizophrenia and obsessive compulsive disorder, as well as (ii) establish the dimensions of stigma and examine its correlates, in the general population of Singapore, using a vignette approach. METHODS Data for the current study came from a larger nation-wide cross-sectional study of mental health literacy conducted in Singapore. The study population comprised Singapore Residents (Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents) aged 18-65 years who were living in Singapore at the time of the survey. All respondents were administered the Personal and Perceived scales of the Depression Stigma scale and the Social Distance scale to measure personal stigma and social distance, respectively. Weighted mean and standard error of the mean were calculated for continuous variables, and frequencies and percentages for categorical variables. Exploratory structural equation modelling and confirmatory factor analysis were used to establish the dimensions of stigma. Multivariable linear regressions were conducted to examine factors associated with each of the stigma scale scores. RESULTS The mean age of the respondents was 40.9 years and gender was equally represented (50.9% were males). The findings from the factor analysis revealed that personal stigma formed two distinct dimensions comprising 'weak-not-sick' and 'dangerous/unpredictable' while social distance stigma items loaded strongly into a single factor. Those of Malay and Indian ethnicity, lower education, lower income status and those who were administered the depression and alcohol abuse vignette were significantly associated with higher weak-not-sick scores. Those of Indian ethnicity, 6 years of education and below, lower income status and those who were administered the alcohol abuse vignette were significantly associated with higher dangerous/unpredictable scores. Those administered the alcohol abuse vignette were associated with higher social distance scores. CONCLUSION This population-wide study found significant stigma towards people with mental illness and identified specific groups who have more stigmatising attitudes. The study also found that having a friend or family member with similar problems was associated with having lower personal as well as social distance stigma. There is a need for well-planned and culturally relevant anti-stigma campaigns in this population that take into consideration the findings of this study.
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Spirituality in Arab Muslim Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Survivors: A Qualitative Approach. Cancer Nurs 2017; 39:E39-47. [PMID: 26474217 DOI: 10.1097/ncc.0000000000000312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND A cancer diagnosis and treatment can be a stressful, life-altering experience that can pose a threat to life and raise existential challenges. Spirituality may influence the process of coping with the stress of the cancer experience. Studies of the role of spirituality for Muslim cancer patients and survivors are limited. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to understand the role of spirituality in the cancer experience among Arab Muslim hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) survivors. METHODS In this qualitative, descriptive study, 63 HSCT survivors (mean, 20.2 months) responded to 2 open-ended, self-report questions on the role of spirituality in their HSCT experience. Thematic analysis was used to identify themes related to spirituality. RESULTS Three dimensions that helped patients cope with their experiences were identified: sickness viewed in light of belief in God, use of religious/spiritual resources, and support from family and community. Two general themes described changes in their faith as a result of having the HSCT procedure: strengthening of faith in God and greater reliance on religious/spiritual activities. CONCLUSION Spirituality was important to the Arab Muslim survivors in coping with cancer and HSCT treatment. Muslim cancer survivors are often deeply connected to their religion. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Healthcare providers in the United States and other Western countries need to be aware of the unique religious and spiritual needs of Muslim cancer survivors in order to provide them with culturally sensitive care. More research on the spiritual needs of Muslim cancer patients and survivors residing in Western countries is needed.
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Ong HL, Seow E, Chua BY, Xie H, Wang J, Lau YW, Chong SA, Subramaniam M. Why is psychiatric nursing not the preferred option for nursing students: A cross-sectional study examining pre-nursing and nursing school factors. NURSE EDUCATION TODAY 2017; 52:95-102. [PMID: 28284147 DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2017.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Revised: 02/08/2017] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is a shortage of nurses working in the mental health field globally. The aim of the present study was to examine Singapore nursing students' attitudes towards specializing in psychiatric nursing by examining the pre-nursing and nursing school factors as well as attitudes towards psychiatry and personality traits. METHODS A cross-sectional online survey was conducted with 500 nursing students from four nursing institutions in Singapore. Students' attitudes towards psychiatry (ATP-18), perception of psychiatric nursing career aspects relative to other fields, and personality traits (mini-IPIP) were assessed. The main outcome measure was likelihood of specializing in psychiatric nursing. Logistic regression was used to examine the combined effect of factors upon the outcome. RESULTS Twenty-six students (5.2%) rated "definitely decided to do" psychiatric nursing. Pre-nursing school factors associated with choosing psychiatry included ethnicity, current education, parents' wishes, having personal/family experience of mental illness, prior work experience, interest in psychiatric nursing and psychology module taken prior to current school admission. Nursing school factors such as teaching methods and clinical exposure were not associated with choosing psychiatric nursing. Positive attitudes towards psychiatry, perception of better career aspects in psychiatric nursing relative to other fields, and the personality traits of extraversion and intellect/imagination were associated with likelihood of choosing psychiatric nursing. Logistic regression revealed Malay (OR: 1.90, 1.14-3.16, p=0.013) and Indian ethnicity (OR: 2.56, 1.32-4.96, p=0.005), interest in psychiatry (OR: 22.56, 8.22-61.92, p<0.001), psychology module prior to current school admission (OR: 2.31, 1.28-4.17, p=0.005), better perceived job prospects in psychiatric nursing than other fields (OR: 1.91, 1.21-3.04, p=0.006), extraversion (OR: 1.09, 1.02-1.17, p=0.012) and positive attitude towards psychiatry (OR: 2.72, 1.75-4.23, p<0.001) as factors associated with students choosing psychiatric nursing. CONCLUSIONS The selection of psychiatry as a specialty by nursing students was affected by pre-nursing school factors. Taking these factors into consideration may improve recruitment and alleviate the shortages in the psychiatric nursing field.
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- Hui Lin Ong
- Department of Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore.
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- Department of Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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- Nursing Training, Department of Nursing Administration, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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- Nursing Training, Department of Nursing Administration, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
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Pratt R, Mohamed S, Dirie W, Ahmed N, VanKeulen M, Ahmed H, Raymond N, Okuyemi K. Views of Somali women and men on the use of faith-based messages promoting breast and cervical cancer screening for Somali women: a focus-group study. BMC Public Health 2017; 17:270. [PMID: 28320350 PMCID: PMC5359974 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4182-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Screening rates for breast and cervical cancer for Muslim women in the United States are low, particularly for first-generation immigrants. Interpretations of the Muslim faith represent some of the barriers for breast and cervical cancer screening. Working to understand how faith influences breast and cervical screening for Somali women, and working with the community to identify and utilize faith-based assets for promoting screening, may lead to life-saving changes in screening behaviors. METHODS We partnered with an Imam to develop faith-based messages addressing the concerns of modesty and predetermination and promoting cancer testing and screening. A total of five focus groups were convened, with 34 Somali women (three groups) and 20 Somali men (two groups). Each focus group first discussed participant views of breast and cervical cancer screening in general and then viewed and discussed video clips of the Imam delivering the faith-based messages. RESULTS Both Somali women and men had an overwhelmingly positive response to the faith-based messages promoting breast and cervical cancer screening. The faith-based messages appeared to reinforce the views of those who were already inclined to see screening positively, with participants describing increased confidence to engage in screening. For those who had reservations about screening, there was feedback that the faith-based messages had meaningfully influenced their views. CONCLUSIONS Somali immigrant women and men found faith-based messages addressing topics of predestination and modesty and encouraging the use of screening and treatment to be both acceptable and influential. Faith can play an important role as an asset to promote breast and cervical cancer screening, and there may be substantial benefits to adding faith-based messaging to other interventions that focus on improving screening uptake. This may help to address health disparities for Somali women in this area.
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- Rebekah Pratt
- Program in Health Disparities Research, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
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- Islamic Civil Society of America, Minneapolis, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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- Program in Health Disparities Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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- Powell Center for Women's Health, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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- Program in Health Disparities Research, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
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Mangolian Shahrbabaki P, Nouhi E, Kazemi M, Ahmadi F. Spirituality: A Panacea for Patients Coping with Heart Failure. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY BASED NURSING AND MIDWIFERY 2017; 5:38-48. [PMID: 28097177 PMCID: PMC5219564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Many patients with heart failure grapple with related problems that threaten their feeling of well-being and quality of life. Patients look for ways to cope with the new situation. The present study aimed to explore religious coping from the perspective of patients with heart failure. METHODS This qualitative study used the content analysis of the semi-structured interviews. The data were collected from 18 participants referring to training hospitals in Kerman University of Medical Sciences in southeastern Iran. The data were analyzed using Lundman and Graneheim qualitative content analysis. RESULTS The main theme of "Spiritual coping, a dominant strategy" was extracted with two categories: 1- "religious belief" having the sub-categories of "inner faith" and "search of meaning" 2- "connection to God as the supreme power" with sub-categories of "seeking healing through supplication and rituals", "worship as a barrier to the flood of problems", and "submission to and trust in God". CONCLUSION The findings suggest that a spiritual strategy helps the patients effectively to cope with heart failure. Patients learn to use religious beliefs and faith to accept the reality of the disease and its stages and to manage their condition with patience, tolerance, and hope calmly and confidently for a bright future.
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- Parvin Mangolian Shahrbabaki
- Nursing Research Center, Department of Medical Surgical, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran;
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- Nursing Research Center, Department of Medical Surgical, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran;
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- Department of Medical Surgical, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran;
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Yuan Q, Abdin E, Picco L, Vaingankar JA, Shahwan S, Jeyagurunathan A, Sagayadevan V, Shafie S, Tay J, Chong SA, Subramaniam M. Attitudes to Mental Illness and Its Demographic Correlates among General Population in Singapore. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0167297. [PMID: 27893796 PMCID: PMC5125689 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2016] [Accepted: 11/11/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background Public attitudes to mental illness could influence how the public interact with, provide opportunities for, and help people with mental illness. Aims This study aims to explore the underlying factors of the Attitudes to Mental Illness questionnaire among the general population in Singapore and the socio-demographic correlates of each factor. Methods From March 2014 to April 2015, a nation-wide cross-sectional survey on mental health literacy with 3,006 participants was conducted in Singapore. Results Factor analysis revealed a 4-factor structure for the Attitudes to Mental Illness questionnaire among the Singapore general population, namely social distancing, tolerance/support for community care, social restrictiveness, and prejudice and misconception. Older age, male gender, lower education and socio-economic status were associated with more negative attitudes towards the mentally ill. Chinese showed more negative attitudes than Indians and Malays (except for prejudice and misconception). Conclusions There is a need for culture-specific interventions, and the associated factors identified in this study should be considered for future attitude campaigns.
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- Qi Yuan
- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
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- Research Division, Institute of Mental Health, Singapore
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Best M, Butow P, Olver I. Why do We Find It so Hard to Discuss Spirituality? A Qualitative Exploration of Attitudinal Barriers. J Clin Med 2016; 5:jcm5090077. [PMID: 27598212 PMCID: PMC5039480 DOI: 10.3390/jcm5090077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 08/26/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background: Despite known health benefits of spiritual care and high patient interest in discussing spirituality with their physicians, the frequency of spiritual discussions in the medical consultation is low. We investigated spiritual conversations for doctors caring for patients with advanced cancer; why these conversations so difficult; and what the underlying challenges are for discussing spirituality with patients; Methods: Participants were contacted through the Australian and New Zealand Society of Palliative Medicine and the Medical Oncology Group of Australia, including physicians from two secular countries. Semi-structured interviews were taped and transcribed verbatim. The text was analyzed using thematic analysis; Results: Thematic saturation was reached after 23 participants had been interviewed. The following themes were identified: (1) confusing spirituality with religion; (2) peer pressure; (3) personal spirituality; (4) institutional factors; (5) historical factors; Conclusion: This study explored the underlying attitudes contributing to the reluctance doctors have to discuss spirituality in the medical consultation. Underlying confusion regarding the differences between religion and spirituality, and the current suspicion with which religion is regarded in medicine needs to be addressed if discussion of spirituality in the medical consultation is to become routine. Historical opposition to a biopsychosocial-spiritual model of the human being is problematic.
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- Megan Best
- Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG), University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.
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- Psycho-Oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG), University of Sydney, Sydney 2006, Australia.
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- Division of Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide 5001, Australia.
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Yodchai K, Dunning T, Savage S, Hutchinson AM. The role of religion and spirituality in coping with kidney disease and haemodialysis in Thailand. Scand J Caring Sci 2016; 31:359-367. [DOI: 10.1111/scs.12355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Kantaporn Yodchai
- Medical Nursing Department; Faculty of Nursing; Prince of Songkla University; Songkla Hatyai Thailand
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery; Faculty of Health and Centre for Nursing and Allied Health Barwon Health; Deakin University; Geelong Victoria Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery; Centre for Nursing and Allied Health Research, Barwon Health; Deakin University; Geelong Victoria Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery; Deakin University; Geelong Victoria Australia
- Centre for Nursing Research; Deakin University and Monash Health Partnership, Monash Health; Clayton Victoria Australia
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