Towards a better understanding between non-Muslim primary care clinicians and Muslim patients: A literature review intended to reduce health care inequities in Muslim patients.
Discrimination
Islam
Muslim
Outcomes
Primary care
Religion
Journal
Health policy OPEN
ISSN: 2590-2296
Titre abrégé: Health Policy Open
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101768951
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2023
Dec 2023
Historique:
received:
02
06
2022
revised:
14
03
2023
accepted:
19
03
2023
medline:
29
6
2023
pubmed:
29
6
2023
entrez:
29
6
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Although Muslims are a growing population within many non-Muslim countries, there are insufficient Muslim clinicians to care for them. Studies have shown that non-Muslim clinicians have limited knowledge and understanding of Islamic practices affecting health, which may lead to disparities in the quality of healthcare delivery and outcomes when caring for Muslim patients. Muslims come from many different cultures and ethnicities and have variations in their beliefs and practices. This literature review provides some insights which may strengthen therapeutic bonds between non-Muslim clinicians and their Muslim patients resulting in improved holistic, patient-centered care in the areas of cancer screening, mental health, nutrition, and pharmacotherapy. Additionally, this review informs clinicians about the Islamic perspective on childbirth, end of life issues, travel for Islamic pilgrimage, and fasting during the month of Ramadan. Literature was sourced by a comprehensive search in PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL along with hand screening of citations. Title and abstract screening followed by full-text screening excluded studies including less than 30% Muslim participants, protocols, or reporting results deemed irrelevant to primary care. 115 papers were selected for inclusion in the literature review. These were grouped into the themes of general spirituality, which were discussed in the Introduction, and Islam and health, Social etiquette, Cancer screening, Diet, Medications and their alternatives, Ramadan, Hajj, Mental health, Organ donation and transplants, and End of life. Summarizing the findings of the review, we conclude that health inequities affecting Muslim patients can be addressed at least in part by improved cultural competency in non-Muslim clinicians, as well as further research into this area.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37383881
doi: 10.1016/j.hpopen.2023.100092
pii: S2590-2296(23)00004-7
pmc: PMC10297732
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Pagination
100092Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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