Trial reportThe Libyan journal of medicine2017
Effects of listening to Holy Qur'an recitation and physical training on dialysis efficacy, functional capacity, and psychosocial outcomes in elderly patients undergoing haemodialysis.
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- A systematic review of trials investigating the efficacy of exercise training for functional capacity and quality of life in chronic kidney disease patients.International urology and nephrology · 2022Pooled it
- Exercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Psychosocial interventions for preventing and treating depression in dialysis patients.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- The Effect of the Holy Quran Recitation on Inflammatory Markers in Hemodialysis Patients in Iran: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of religion and health · 2024Trial
- Recitation of quran and music to reduce chemotherapy-induced anxiety among adult patients with cancer: A clinical trial.Nursing open · 2021Trial
- Investigating the Effect of Religious Intervention on Mental Vitality and Sense of Loneliness Among the Elderly Referring to Community Healthcare Centers.Journal of religion and health · 2020Trial
- Interaction between anxiety, depression, and low resilience predicts poor prognosis in patients with chronic kidney disease.World journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Traditional Islamic spiritual meditative practices: powerful psychotherapies for mental wellbeing.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Factors Influencing Recruitment, Retention, and Adherence Rates in Exercise Interventions in ESKD: A Scoping Review.Kidney medicine · 2025Article
- Enriched rehabilitation on brain functional connectivity in patients with post-stroke cognitive impairment.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
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- The effect of the holy Quran recitation and listening on anxiety, stress, and depression: A scoping review on outcomes.Health science reports · 2023Article
- The use of islamic spiritual care practices among critically ill adult patients: A systematic review.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Knowledge Mapping of Articles on Application of the Quran and Hadiths in Health Care: VOSviewer Visualization Techniques.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- Modulation of Heart and Brain Function by Surah Al-Rehman Recitation Among Distressed Diabetic Patients in Pakistan.Journal of religion and health · 2022Article
- The cross-lagged association between depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis: a three-wave longitudinal study.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2021Observational
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- Nonlinear Analysis of Electroencephalogram Signals while Listening to the Holy Quran.Journal of medical signals and sensorsArticle
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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine whether listening to Holy Qur'an recitation would augment the beneficial effects of physical exercise on physiological and psychological measures in elderly patients undergoing haemodialysis. Fifty-three male haemodialysis patients were randomly assigned to an intervention group (listening to Holy Qur'an recitation in combination with endurance-resistance training, n = 28) or a control group (endurance-resistance training only, n = 25). Functional capacity was assessed using the Timed Up and Go test (TUG) and the Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT). Psychosocial outcomes were assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Dialysis adequacy (Kt/V) was calculated for all patients. After intervention, a significant Group × Period interaction effect was observed for all measured parameters (p < 0.05), except for 6MWT performance (p > 0.05). All measured parameters were significantly improved over baseline in both groups, except for Kt/V in the control group (p > 0.05). Moreover, final measurements were significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group for all measured parameters, except for 6MWT performance and the physical component summary of the SF-36 (p > 0.05). In conclusion, the present study showed that listening to a recitation of the Holy Qur'an in combination with interdialytic endurance-resistance training induced an improvement in physical condition and quality of life and a large reduction in anxiety among patients undergoing haemodialysis.
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