ReviewJournal of religion and health2021
Islam and Mental Disorders of the Older Adults: Religious Text, Belief System and Caregiving Practices.
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- A narrative review of challenges faced by informal caregivers of people with dementia in the Middle East and North Africa.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
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- An Autoethnographic Account of Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Turkish Patient's Discovery of Spiritual Meaning.Journal of religion and health · 2025Article
- Toward a person-centered return of research results of dementia risk: A pluralistic, constructive expansion.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2025Article
- Violence victimization and perpetration within the caregiver-patient relationship in schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study in Tunisia.PloS one · 2025Article
- "In God We Trust": An Exploratory Study of the Associations Between Religiosity and the Caregiving Experiences of Parents of Children with Rare Diseases in Poland.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
- The family caregiving; A Rogerian concept analysis of Muslim perspective & Islamic sources.Heliyon · 2024Review
- Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in Muslim Women: Recommendations for Culturally Sensitive Care.Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD · 2024Review
- "Embracing The Faith": The Contribution of Islamic Beliefs on the Provision of Care for People with Parkinson's Disease in New Zealand and Indonesia.Journal of religion and health · 2023Article
- Mental illness stigma as a moderator in the relationship between religiosity and help-seeking attitudes among Muslims from 16 Arab countries.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Beliefs around help-Seeking and Support for Dementia in the Australian Arabic Speaking Community.Dementia (London, England) · 2023Article
- Knowledge, Awareness, and Attitude of Healthcare Stakeholders on Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia in Qatar.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Review
- Carer Empowerment Is Key to Reduce Dementia Care Inequalities in the Middle East.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
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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