Muslim patients in the U.S. confronting challenges regarding end-of-life and palliative care: the experiences and roles of hospital chaplains.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Hospital chaplains aid patients confronting challenges related to palliative and end-of-life care, but relatively little is known about how chaplains view and respond to such needs among Muslim patients, and how well.

Methods

Telephone qualitative interviews of ~ 1 h each were conducted with 23 chaplains and analyzed.

Results

Both Muslim and non-Muslim chaplains raised issues concerning Islam among chaplains, doctors and patients, particularly challenges and misunderstandings between non-Muslim providers and Muslim patients, especially at the end-of-life, often due to a lack of knowledge of Islam, and misunderstanding and differences in perspectives. Due to broader societal Islamophobia, Muslim patients may fear or face discrimination, and thus not disclo

SUBMITTER: Klitzman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10041735 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature