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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

NOVIEMBRE 2014 N° 9 Volumen 17

The end of life in islamic culture

Section: Cover story

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Garzón Borgoñoz L. Guillaumet Olives M. El final de vida en la cultura islámica. Metas Enferm nov 2014; 17(9): 21-25.

Authors

1Laura Garzón Borgoñoz, 2Montserrat Guillaumet Olives

Position

1Enfermera. Institut Català d’Oncologia (ICO). 2Doctora en Enfermería. Escola Universitària d’Infermeria. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).

Contact address

Laura Garzón Borgoñoz. Institut Català d’Oncologia. Granvia de l’Hospitalet, 199-203. 08907 L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona).

Contact email: laura.gabo92@gmail.com

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the published evidence about characteristic aspects in islamic culture, in order to describe those which must be considered in nursing care for patients within said
culture, in the end-of-life period.
Method: narrative review, where a bibliographic search is conducted in the ClinicalKey, PubMed, ENFISPO and Cuiden databases, as well as in monographs and institutional documents from the Library Catalogue of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB). The bibliography published between 1993 and 2013 about aspects regarding the end of life in patients from the islamic culture was reviewed, both in English and in Spanish, and empirical as well as theoretical. Additionally, it was taken into account that sources were focused on patient care, and belonged to Healthcare Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities.
Results and conclusions: thirty-two (32) sources were selected. Results associated with theoretical and symbolic aspects, and with patient care, were classified into two categories of analysis: before death and after death. The conclusion was that in order to provide coherent and sensitive care for islamic culture patients at the end of their life, nurses should be aware of the cultural aspects which have an impact on care, in order to prevent a cultural clash through understanding the different interventions and decision making by patients and families.

Keywords:

Muslim patient; end of life; islamic culture; culturally-coherent care; palliative care; post mortem examination; organ donation

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Título:

El final de vida en la cultura islámica

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