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Palliative Care for Muslim Patients Primary Author: Mohammad Zafir al-Shahri, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center This article from the Journal of Supportive Oncology (Volume 3, Number 6) includes the following topics: - The meaning of suffering in Islam - Islam and medical ethics - Cleanliness - Modesty - Dietary considerations - Longevity of a terminally ill patient - Religious practices around death NOTE: To access this article you will need to sign-up for subscription. Subscriptions are free of charge to to US-based oncology professionals at www.supportiveoncology.net Date Last Modified 11/01/2005 Article

Religion, Health and Medicine in African Americans: Implications for Physicians Primary Author: Jeff Levin, Duke University School of Medicine An article published in the Journal of the National Medical Association, summarizing epidemiological studies of religion and health in African Americans. Date Last Modified 02/01/2005 Article

Religion, Risk, and Medical Decision Making at the End of Life Primary Author: Peter H. Van Ness, Yale University School of Medicine and Yale School of Public Health Article from the Journal of Aging and Health describing a study about whether religious patients are more or less willing to undergo the risks associated with potentially life-sustaining treatment. The authors concluded that "Not all dimensions of religiousness have the same association with willingness to undergo potentially life-sustaining treatment. Seriously ill older, religious patients are not especially predisposed to avoid risk and resist treatment". Date Last Modified 08/01/2008 Article

Religion, Spirituality and Public Health: Research, Applications, and Recommendations Primary Author: Harold G. Koenig, Duke University Medical Center Testimony to Subcommittee on Research and Science Education of the U.S. House of Representatives on September 18, 2008. This report reviews original research published in social, psychological, behavioral, nursing and medical journals since the 1800s that has examined relationships between religion/spirituality (R/S) and the health of individuals and populations. I describe (1) the prevalence of religious beliefs and practices in United States; (2) the increasing stress in America and negative effects on physical health; (3) the role R/S play in coping with stress and physical illness; (4) the relationships between religious involvement, stress, and depression; (5) the relationships between religion, substance abuse, and health behaviors; (6) the relationships between religion and physical health; (7) the impact on need for medical care and use of health services; and (8) the effects on community resiliency following natural disasters and acts of terrorism. Date Last Modified 08/18/2009 Article, Other

Religious Beliefs and Practices Affecting Health Care Primary Author: University of Virginia Health System, Department of Chaplaincy Services and Pastoral Education This booklet provides a brief overview of aspects of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism affecting health care. Print copies are available for order. Date Last Modified 01/14/2010 Manual/guide, On-the-job tool