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Pensar Enfermagem / v.28 n.sup / October 2024
DOI: 10.71861/pensarenf.v28iSup.354
Abstract
Introduction
Culture is a person's circumstance and shapes their experience of the world and life. It is
represented by patterns of behavior, with repercussions on health processes. It is a central
issue when we think about nursing care centered on the person, family or community. In
Portugal, immigrant communities have shown a growing and challenging trend in the
provision of nursing care. Some of the main immigrant communities come from countries
with a majority Muslim population - Guinea, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The use of cultural
competence models contributes to the development of nurses' cultural competence and to
the promotion of self-care and community health.
Objective
Discuss the influence of Muslim culture and beliefs on health behaviors.
Methods
Narrative literature review, in the CINHAL complete database. Search conducted on
01/06/2024. Search terms: (TI muslim OR islam OR islamic OR AB muslim OR islam
OR Islamic OR MH muslim OR islam OR islamic) AND (TI health beliefs OR AB health
beliefs OR MH health beliefs). Limiter: full text, publications in the last 5 years. We
organized the data collected from the articles according to Purnell's model of cultural
competence.
Results
We had a total of 114 articles, 6 of which were duplicates. Of the 109 articles remaining,
after applying the exclusion criteria, we analyzed 54 articles. Five domains of the model
were analyzed: spirituality, family roles and organization, health-care practices, pregnancy,
and death rituals. For each of these domains, we identified specific features of Muslim
culture.
Conclusion
The Muslim community makes health decisions based on spirituality and the beliefs and
values that emerge from this. The use of cultural competence models in nursing promotes
person-, family- and community-centered care.
Keywords
Islam; Cultural Competence; Community Health Nursing; Religious Beliefs.
References
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2. Purnell LD, Paulanka BJ. Cuidados de saúde transculturais: Uma abordagem
culturalmente competente. Lisboa: Lusodidacta; 2010.
3. Suleman M. The balancing of virtues: Muslim perspectives on palliative and end of life
care: Empirical research analysing the perspectives of service users and providers.
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10.1111/bioe.13109
The Muslim Community as a Client: a Narrative
Review of the Literature
Ana Bicho1
orcid.org/0009-0003-6826-386X
Mariana Marques2
orcid.org/0009-0004-3416-2398
Débora Guerreiro3
orcid.org/0009-0002-8861-4535
1 Nurse specialist in Community Nursing, Unidade de
Saúde Pública Amadora Sintra, Unidade Local de
Saúde Anadora Sintra, Amadora; PhD Student,
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Faculdade de
Ciências da Saúde e Enfermagem, Lisboa, Portugal.
2 Nurse, Master’s course in Community Health Nursing
in the Specialization Area of Community and Public
Health Nursing Escola Superior de Enfermagem de
Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
3 Nurse, Master’s course in Community Health
Nursing in the Specialization Area of Community and
Public Health Nursing Escola Superior de
Enfermagem de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.
Corresponding author:
Ana Bicho
E-mail: ana.bicho@ulsasi.min-saude.pt
