Muslim Patients' Religious & Spiritual Resource Needs in US Hospitals: Findings from a National Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare provided without attending to patients' religious/spiritual needs contributes to inequities.

Objective

Assess Muslim American views on the importance and accessibility of religious/spiritual resources in hospitals.

Design/participants/main measures

A survey was distributed at community events and online to self-reported Muslim adults. It contained measures of religiosity, importance and availability of specific religious/spiritual resources, and conventional sociodemographic descriptors. Analyses utilized chi-squared tests and regression models to test associations between participant characteristics and views on the importance and availability of religious/spiritual resources in hospitals.

Key results

Of the 1281 respondents, many (68%; n

SUBMITTER: Abdulbaseer U 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11802954 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature