Needs Analysis for The Development of a Manual in Palliative Care For Malaysia: An Islamic Psychospiritual Approach

Overview

Journal J Relig Health

Publisher Springer

Specialties General Medicine
Psychology
Social Sciences

Date 2024 Jun 14

PMID 38874714

Authors

Che Zarrina Saari

Hasimah Chik

Sharifah Basirah Syed Muhsin

Sheriza Izwa Zainuddin

Nor Azah Abdul Aziz

Khairul Hamimah Mohammad Jodi

Che Zuhaida Saari

Abdul Salam Muhamad Shukri

Salmah Karman

Abdul Ghafar Surip

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Abstract

This study explicates an Islamic approach to palliative care based on the results of a needs analysis regarding the development of an Islamic psychospiritual manual of palliative care alongside related elements. This article represents the first phase of a three-phase study using the design and development research (DDR) approach developed by Richey and Klein to study for design and development of manual either needed or otherwise. This project is a quantitative study that uses purposive sampling through a questionnaire instrument to investigate 210 participants from the general population in Malaysia that have experience in taking care of terminally ill patients. The findings of the study indicated that the majority of participants agreed with the development of an Islamic psychospiritual manual with mean values (x̅) of 4.57 and 4.66. Concurrently, the findings showed that the hierarchy of emphasis in terms of the elements to be included in the manual starts with emotional support, which exhibited the highest mean rate (x̅), followed by faith in God, spiritual and religious support, self and physical management, trauma management and social support. The correlations indicated that all the elements to be included in the manual were significant.

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