Health and Social Care Outcomes in the Community: Review of Religious Considerations in Interventions with Muslim-Minorities in Australia, Canada, UK, and the USA

J Relig Health. 2024 Jun;63(3):2031-2067. doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01679-2. Epub 2022 Oct 1.

Abstract

The aims of this integrative review included examining the intervention characteristics, religious tailoring, and behavioural outcomes of health and social care interventions with Muslim-minorities in Australia, Canada, UK, and the USA. Nineteen articles were included, and each showed some level of improved health and social care outcomes associated with interventions that were religiously tailored to Islamic teachings, and when notions of health were extended to physical, psychological, spiritual and social domains. Future studies should measure levels of religiosity to understand whether religiously tailored interventions produce a significant intervention effect when compared to non-religiously tailored interventions with Muslims.

Keywords: Community; Health; Integrative review; Minority; Muslim; Social care.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Australia
  • Canada
  • Humans
  • Islam* / psychology
  • Religion and Medicine
  • United Kingdom
  • United States