Psychosocial-spiritual interventions among Muslims undergoing treatment for cancer: an integrative review

Cancer is a global disease that affects all populations, including Muslims. Psychological and spiritual care of Muslim patients with cancer includes psychosocial and spiritual techniques that help to improve their mental health and spiritual well-being. Although these techniques are available to can...

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Published in:BMC palliative care 2021-03, Vol.20 (1), p.51-51, Article 51
Main Authors: Abu Khait, Abdallah, Lazenby, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior modification
Cancer
Cancer patients
Care and treatment
Codes
Coping
Intervention
Medical research
Mental health
Muslim patients
Muslims
Oncology, Experimental
Palliative care
Patients
Psychosocial-spiritual outcomes
Psychotherapy
Quality of life
Religion
Spiritual healing
Spirituality
Well being
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Summary:Cancer is a global disease that affects all populations, including Muslims. Psychological and spiritual care of Muslim patients with cancer includes psychosocial and spiritual techniques that help to improve their mental health and spiritual well-being. Although these techniques are available to cancer patients worldwide, they are poorly studied among Muslim patients. This review aims to integrate the literature on the psychosocial-spiritual outcomes and perspectives of Muslim patients with cancer who have undergone psychotherapy. We used the Whittemore and Knafl five-step methodology. We conducted a comprehensive search of PubMed, CINAHL, and PsycINFO using relevant keywords. Studies that focused on adult patients with cancer and on published evidence of using psychosocial and spiritual interventions among Muslim patients were included. Each study was reviewed, evaluated, and integrated. A systematic search produced 18 studies that were thematically analyzed. Results showed different psychosocial and spiritual approaches currently used to care for Muslim patients with cancer that target mainly patients' mental health, quality of life, and spiritual well-being. Four major themes emerged: (1) Treating Psychological Distress Without Psychopharmacologic Agents, (2) Improving Knowledge of Cancer for Improving QOL, (3) Depending on Faith for Spiritual Well-being, and (4) Relying on Religious and Spiritual Sources: Letting Go, Letting God. The rigor of psychosocial and spiritual studies that target psychosocial-spiritual outcomes of Muslim cancer patients needs to be improved to reach conclusive evidence about their efficacy in this population.
ISSN:1472-684X
1472-684X
DOI:10.1186/s12904-021-00746-x