The effect of the Quran recitation on mental health of the Iranian medical staff

Darabinia, Morteza; Gorji, Ali Morad Heidari; Afzali, Mohammad Ali

doi:10.5430/jnep.v7n11p30

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“…By backword reference list checking, three additional studies were found and added to this review. Overall, 11 studies were included in a narrative synthesis [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39], and 7 of those studies were included in a meta-analysis [29-31, 34, 35, 37, 38].…”

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“…One Iranian study assessed the effect of listening to the Quran on overall mental health [32]. The study showed that there is a statistically signi cant difference (P=0.001) favoring listening to the Quran over no intervention on overall mental health in medical staff [32]. Further, the study demonstrated that the effect of listening to the Quran on overall mental health was higher for females between the ages of 40-50 than males younger than 40 and older than 50 [32].…”

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The effectiveness of listening to the Holy Quran to improve mental disorders and psychological well-being: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Abd‐Alrazaq¹,

Malkawi²,

Maabreh³

et al. 2020

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Background: Listening to the Quran is one of spiritual therapies that have been used for treating mental disorders. Many studies have been conducted to assess the effect of listening to the Quran on mental health and psychological wellbeing. Several reviews were conducted to summarise results of such evidence. However, they either focused on studies published in a certain country (Iran), focused on certain setting (intensive care unit), or were written by Persian language. Moreover, none of them synthesised results of studies statistically.Objective: The study aimed to assess the effectiveness of listening to the Quran to improve mental disorders and psychological well-being by summarizing and pooling the findings of previous literature.Methods: A systematic review was conducted to accomplish this objective. The search sources included 6 bibliographic databases (e.g., MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINHAL), the search engine “Google Scholar”, and backward and forward reference list checking of the included studies and relevant reviews. Two reviewers independently carried out the study selection, data extraction, risk of bias assessment, and quality of evidence evaluation. Results of the included studies were synthesized narratively and statistically, as appropriate.Results: Of 1724 citations retrieved, 11 studies met the eligibility criteria. Of these studies, 7 were included in meta-analysis. The evidence showed that listening to the Quran is significantly effective in improving state anxiety, trait anxiety, general anxiety, depression, stress and mental health. However, the evidence quality ranged from very low to low due to the high risk of bias, heterogeneity, and impression.Conclusion: Listening to the Quran has the potential to improve mental disorders and psychological well-being. Until high-quality studies approve its effect, health professionals and individuals should consider listening to the Quran as a complementary therapy to already available interventions. Researchers should conduct further studies to compare the effectiveness of reciting and listening to the Quran and Al-Ruqya Al-Shariya with active interventions on mental disorders and psychological well-being among Muslims and non-Muslims from different countries.

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The effectiveness of listening to the Holy Quran to improve mental disorders and psychological well-being: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Abd‐Alrazaq¹,

Malkawi²,

Maabreh³

et al. 2020

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“…The findings of the current study are in line with those of other authors who showed that Quran recitation can have positive effects on the cancerous cells. This idea is supported by a study, which showed that the recitation of Quran as an alternative therapy can lead to the improvement of chronic diseases (14). Tumiran et al (2013) suggested that Quran recitation is a complementary sound healing technique that provides better outcomes as compared to routine sound healing (24).…”

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“…Quran recitation has been already used as a treatment method in some Islamic countries (12,13). A previous study indicated that junior high school students who recited Quran regularly had less anxiety, depression, and stress as compared to other groups (14). Furthermore, other research demonstrated that those who listen to Quran regularly have a lower degree of anxiety, compared to those who do not listen to this holy book recitation (15).…”

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Effect of Exposure to Quran Recitation on Cell Viability, Cell Migration, and BCL2L12 Gene Expression of Human Prostate Adenocarcinoma Cell Line in Culture

Mehrafsar

Mokhtari

2018

Health Spiritual Med Ethics

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Introduction ne of the most frequent nondermatologic malignancies is prostate cancer (1). Different therapeutic methods, such as new treatment options, early diagnosis, and routine screening, have positive and important effects on the survival rate of prostate cancer patients (2). Based on the statistics, in 2012, about one million men were diagnosed with prostate cancer worldwide, 70% of whom were in developed countries. The incidence of prostate cancer in Iran is about 10 per 100,000 individuals (3). It is estimated that about 43% of male cancer survivors in the United States are survivors of prostate cancer, and the rate of 5-year survival across different stages is 99.7% (4). When sound travels through a medium, it can cause turbulence in it. Sound is defined as the compression of a waveform at a specific frequency that passes through air or materials (5). A number of studies have divided sound into three groups: 1) infrasound (below 20 Hz); 2) audible sound (20-20,000 Hz), and 3) ultrasound (above 20 kHz) (6). In the field of medicine, the use of ultrasound is well-known in the diagnosis and treatment of medical problems. Sound can also create mechanical stress and directly affect cells. The disturbance created by sound via the mechanism of particle interaction is probably the cause of such an effect (7).

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Efficacy of music and quranic verses in reducing cortisol level: A stress biomarker in medical undergraduates

Saleem¹,

Saleem

2021

Curr Psychol

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The effect of the Quran recitation on mental health of the Iranian medical staff

Cited by 11 publications

References 23 publications

The effectiveness of listening to the Holy Quran to improve mental disorders and psychological well-being: Systematic review and meta-analysis

The effectiveness of listening to the Holy Quran to improve mental disorders and psychological well-being: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Effect of Exposure to Quran Recitation on Cell Viability, Cell Migration, and BCL2L12 Gene Expression of Human Prostate Adenocarcinoma Cell Line in Culture

Efficacy of music and quranic verses in reducing cortisol level: A stress biomarker in medical undergraduates

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