Ethical religion in primary care

Torry, Malcolm

doi:10.1080/17571472.2017.1317407

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“…The complex context reveals the space in which healthcare professionals work; each patient is unique in terms of their religious beliefs, and each healthcare professional is unique in terms of their religious affiliation. Every interaction between a patient and a healthcare professional takes place in the light of profound and evolving religious diversity [52]. Different ethnic, racial, and religious identities within the patient population lead to countless value systems present in clinical practice [38,53].…”

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Attitudes and Values of Three Monotheistic Religions Regarding Ethical Dilemmas in Palliative Care: Qualitative Study

Mihelič,

Zelko

2024

Palliative Care - Current Practice and Future Perspectives

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Palliative care, aimed at improving the quality of life for individuals with life-limiting illnesses, often raises complex ethical questions. This research explores the viewpoints of monotheistic faiths, namely Christianity, Islam, and Judaism, and on this matter examines how religious beliefs and values impact decision-making in the provision of palliative care, particularly when faced with difficulies. Christianity, for instance, emphasizes the sanctity of life, encouraging compassionate care while respecting patient autonomy. Islam, on the other hand, underscores the importance of relieving suffering and allowing for a natural death while upholding key principles of faith. Judaism places great value on preserving life, but this can be balanced with the consideration of human dignity and quality of life. Understanding the religious perspectives on ethical dilemmas within palliative care is vital for healthcare professionals and policymakers. It enables them to respect patients’ religious beliefs while providing appropriate care. By considering these perspectives, it is possible to find common ground and develop guidelines that ensure ethical and culturally sensitive palliative care for a diverse range of patients. This study aims to contribute to the ongoing dialog and cooperation between religious and medical communities in delivering compassionate and ethically sound palliative care.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Attitudes and Values of Three Monotheistic Religions Regarding Ethical Dilemmas in Palliative Care: Qualitative Study

Mihelič,

Zelko

2024

Palliative Care - Current Practice and Future Perspectives

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“…These and similar questions are worthy of further discussion and research. Interestingly, Torry (2017) argues that "an equality agenda and patient autonomy make religion feel like a difficult issue to handle", referring to religion as "an increasingly important element not only in many patients' lives but also in the lives of many practitioners".…”

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confidence: 99%

Responsible Conduct of Human Subjects Research in Islamic Communities

Al-Khatib

Kalichman

2017

Sci Eng Ethics

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In order to increase understanding of the ethical implications of biomedical, behavioral and clinical research, the Fogarty International Center, part of the United States National Institutes of Health, established an International Research Ethics Education and Curriculum Development Award (R25) to support programs in low- and middle-income countries. To develop research ethics expertise in Jordan, the University of California San Diego fellowship program in collaboration with Jordan University of Science and Technology provides courses that enable participants to develop skills in varied research ethics topics, including research with human subjects. The program provides a master's level curriculum, including practicum experiences. In this article we describe a practicum project to modify an existing introduction to human subjects research for a US audience to be linguistically and culturally appropriate to Arabic-speaking-Islamic communities. We also highlight key differences that guided the conversion of an English version to one that is in Arabic. And finally, as Institutional Review Boards follow the ethical principles of the Belmont Report in evaluating and approving biomedical and behavioral human subjects research proposals, we provide observations on the conformity of the three ethical principles of the Belmont Report with Islam.

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“…Medical ethics, and its interaction with religion, are increasingly relevant and topical across medical specialties [41][42][43]. However, some specialties may deal with ethically contentious dilemmas more frequently.…”

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Workforce diversity in specialist physicians: Implications of findings for religious affiliation in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care

Alim-Marvasti,

Jawad,

Ogbonnaya

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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Background Minority ethnic identification between physician and patient can reduce communication and access barriers, improve physician-patient relationship, trust, and health outcomes. Religion influences health beliefs, behaviours, treatment decisions, and outcomes. Ethically contentious dilemmas in treatment decisions are often entangled with religious beliefs. They feature more in medical specialties such as Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, with issues including informed consent for surgery, organ donation, transplant, transfusion, and end-of-life decisions. Methods We investigate diversity in religious affiliation in the UK medical workforce, using data from the General Medical Council (GMC) specialist register and Health Education England (HEE) trainee applications to medical specialties. We performed conservative Bonferroni corrections for multiple comparisons using Chi-squared tests, as well as normalised mutual-information scores. Robust associations that persisted on all sensitivity analyses are reported, investigating whether ethnicity or foreign primary medical qualification could explain the underlying association. Findings The only significant and robust association in both GMC and HEE datasets affecting the same religious group and specialty was disproportionately fewer Anaesthesia & Intensive Care physicians with a religious affiliation of “Muslim”, both as consultants (RR 0.57[0.47,0.7]) and trainee applicants (RR 0.27[0.19,0.38]. Associations were not explained by ethnicity or foreign training. We discuss the myriad of implications of the findings for multi-cultural societies. Conclusions Lack of physician workforce diversity has far-reaching consequences, especially for specialties such as Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, where ethically contentious decisions could have a big impact. Religious beliefs and practices, or lack thereof, may have unmeasured influences on clinical decisions and on whether patients identify with physicians, which in turn can affect health outcomes. Examining an influencing variable such as religion in healthcare decisions should be prioritised, especially considering findings from the clinician-patient concordance literature. It is important to further explore potential historical and socio-cultural barriers to entry of training medics into under-represented specialties, such as Anaesthesia and Intensive Care.

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Ethical religion in primary care

Cited by 6 publications

References 5 publications

Attitudes and Values of Three Monotheistic Religions Regarding Ethical Dilemmas in Palliative Care: Qualitative Study

Attitudes and Values of Three Monotheistic Religions Regarding Ethical Dilemmas in Palliative Care: Qualitative Study

Responsible Conduct of Human Subjects Research in Islamic Communities

Workforce diversity in specialist physicians: Implications of findings for religious affiliation in Anaesthesia & Intensive Care

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