To understand

the role of religion in all

aspects of health care: preventive,
curative and rehabilitative.
OBJECTIVES
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
To understand
the role of religion in all aspects of health
care: preventive, curative and rehabilitative.
Physician and religious
issues
Today many psychiatrist,physician and
nurse discuss about religious and
spiritual in psychiatry and illnesses
Psychiatrists ,physician and nurse are
now beginning to recognize the
importance of religious and spiritual
beliefs as a potential source of
strength to many patients dealing
with the stress of mental illness and
physical illness
Antagonism towards
religion
Many psychiatrists/physician see
religion as
Primitive
Guilt inducing
A form of dependency
Irrational
Having no empirical base
Physician and religious
issues
By knowing a spiritual history and
understand a patients belief, values
and religious culture, Psychiatrists,
physician and nurse become equipped to
evaluate whether these beliefs are
helping or hindering the patient
Question asked can included : whether
they are currently active in mosque or
other religious services
Physician and religious
issues
In a study published in journal of
family Practice, 77 % of 203
inpatients surveyed said physicians
and nurse should consider patients
spiritual needs
37 % wanted their physicians and
nurse to discuss religious beliefs
them more frequently, and nearly one
in two wanted their physician to pray
with them .
Physician and religious
issues
A national poll conducted by USA
Weekend found that 63 % of those
surveyed felt that physicians and nurse
should talk inpatients about their spiritual
faith, while 10 % of their doctors had
done so
Up to now many psychiatrists, physician
and nurse remain unaware of the central
role religious faith might play in helping
patients deal with serious illness
Physician and religious
issues
One study at duke Univ.
Medical center found that 44%
of hospitalized medical
patients indicated that religious
beliefs were the most
important factor in coping with
their illness, but only 9 % of
physicians agreed

Physician and religious
issues
A survey of 30 psychiatric patients
with diagnoses including
schizophrenia, bipolar disorder ,
unipolar depression,
schizoaffective disorder, and
personality disorder found 57 %
attended religious services and
prayed at least daily
Physician and religious
issues
A substantial 83 % felt that spiritual
belief had a positive impact on their
illness through the comfort it provided
and the feeling of being cared for and
not being alone it fostered.

However 38 % expressed discomfort
with mentioning their spiritual or
religious concerns to their therapist
Physician and religious
issues
A 1997 survey showed that 68 % f
psychiatric patients and 72 % of
medical patients relied on religion
as a source of strength
Only 10 % of psychiatric patients
and 2 % of medical patients
indicated not deal at all.

Physician and religious
issues
The study found that 88 % of the
psychaitric patients and 76 % of the medical
patients reported having those or more
specific religious needs while hospitalized.
Those include :
1. The need to know gods presence (84 % of
psych pat, and 83 % of med pat)
2. The need for prayer (80 % psych pat and 88
% med. Patients)
3. The need for a visit from a chaplain to pray
with them (65 % psy pat. 66 % medical
patients)
Physician and religious
issues
For to often these religious issues
have been neglected
A growing number of research
studies are religious commitment
may be a source of strengh in
prevention of , coping with and
recovery from serious illness
Physician and religious
issues
Study in 1998 found that the greater
the instrinsic religious experience , the
faster patients recovered from
depression
They defined instrinsic (religious) as
the extent to which a person views
their religious beliefs as one of the
major motivating forces in their
decisions and behavior
Physician and religious
issues
For every 10 points increase in the
intrinsic religiousity score , which
range from 10 to 50 , there was
a 70 % increase in speed of
remission
Religious beliefs and behaviors
may lead to faster resolution of
some types of depression
The WHO quality of life domains
Physical health
Psychological health
Level of independence
Social relationships
Environment
Spirituality, religion and personal beliefs
IN POPULATION
20 %--------60 %--------20 %
MH MD

MH = MENTAL HEALTH

MD = MENTAL POPULATION
Practice of Holistic
Medicine
Holistic is defined as pertaining to all
aspects of human nature physical,
mental, emotional, and spiritual.
To approach health holistically is to
consider the mind, emotions, spirit and
entire body when addressing the health
of a person, not just the area that is
manifesting the symptoms.
Practice of Holistic
Medicine
The underlying foundation and
prerequisite for true healing is
compassion for the patient, and
consideration of all aspects of the
patients nature, including the
family, culture, spiritual and
community.

Spiritual care and medical
treatment
Until recently the health professions
have largely followed a medical model,
which seeks to treat patients by
focusing on medicines and surgery, and
gives less importance to beliefs and to
faith -- in healing, in the physician and
in the doctor-patient relationship, and
the nurse-patient relationship
Spiritual care and medical
treatment
This reductionism or mechanistic
view of patients as being only
a material body is no longer
satisfactory
Patients and physicians have begun
to realize the value of elements
such as faith, hope and compassion
in the healing process.

Questions of spirituality
What is spirituality
How does it relate to religion
What is the distinction between
healing and cure, and how may
this be relevant to
multidisciplinary medical practice
How has spirituality been
researched
Questions of spirituality
What are some of the findings
How may a persons spiritual needs
be assessed
What knowledge skills and attitudes
pertaining to spirituality can be
taught
Could they benefit clinicians as well
as patients

Spiritual
Beyond the mind-body connection, there is a
source of inspiration that you can access. This
is your spiritual connection.
Working with spirits means reaching beyond
your understanding of your own limits to access
a greater healing power.
You can bring this healing power into your life
and your patients healing.
It can take the form of prayer, inspiration,
intuition or insight.

To work with spirit
It is not necessary to subscribe to a
particular religion in order to work with
spirit.
You can explore your own beliefs about
what spirit means to you.
Intuition, meditation, and prayer are
only a few of many spiritual processes.

To work with spirit
When you pay to attention to
these gifts, you can increase
your awareness of your
patients health condition and
gain important insights to help
you and your parenting
decision.

To access spiritual
You can help your patient to access
their spiritual connection by teaching
them to pray, discussing your
beliefs, reading spiritual books,
attending mosque, helping others in
need, creating rituals, and taking
walks in nature.
To access spiritual
Nature is a potent healing force and an
essential part of the healing process.
Meditation is suitable for patient and can
be as simple as observing or counting
breaths.
Teaching patient prayer or meditation
trains them to tune in to their spiritual
lives and to notice the many ways in
which they are blessed.

Benefits of spiritual
care
Improved self-control, self-esteem
and confidence

Recovery facilitated, both by
promoting the healthy, grieving of
loss and through maximizing
personal potential
Benefits of spiritual
care
Relationship improved - with self,
others and with God

A sense of meaning, resulting in
renewed hope and peace of mind,
enabling people to accept and live
with their problems

Spiritual values
Kindness, compassion, generosity
tolerance, patience, honesty
creativity, joy, humility
wisdom

Spiritual skills

being able to create a skill, peaceful
state of mind (as in meditation or pray)
being able to stay mentally focused in
the present, remaining alert and
attentive
developing above-average levels of
empathy, discernment and courage
Spiritual skills
having the capacity to witness and
endure distress while sustaining an
attitude of hope
being self-reflective and honest with
oneself, especially about areas of
ignorance, also when angry, afraid or in
doubt
having an above-average level of being
able to give without feeling drained
being able to grieve appropriately and
let go


RELIGIOUS APPROACH
For illness patients, religious approach is
certainly needed as early as possible
soon after the diagnosis or even since
the suspicion of the probability of
illness detection.
Religious approach is needed because
principally people are religious creatures
who always have faith.

RELIGIOUS APPROACH
In fact to solve the problem only with
science and knowledge alone evidently
cannot provide satisfaction and cannot
make peaceful mind.
Although the science and technology
growing up very fast, they cannot solve
various problems in this life.
Quantitative concept has never given
people satisfaction
Religion in modernization
era
It seems that religion gets behind
science and knowledge since in describing
natural circumstances, science is
considered tough in excluding what is not
true out of his body and replace it with
something new from time to time.
It even appears more clearly in
modernization era in which dependency on
religion is getting less.
Religion in
modernization era
Modernization itself frequently
bring negative impacts to social
life like frustration.
Those condition make people
pay greater attention to
religion.

Religion in modernization
era
Disappointment, insecurity, and
mental emptiness resulting from
modern life style make people seek
for something strong and
everlasting to hold on with in order
that they get protected and feel
peacful

Religion as guidelines

Human beings need guidelines and
certainty since logic have failed to
satisfy them.
In finding peace of mind, a lot of
people return to religion and
perform religious services.

Religion as guidelines
Many people feel that by
performing religious services
properly and seriously, they have
provided themselves with a very
strong spirit power which provides
a calm feeling, peaceful and
assured mind.

Religion as guidelines
The feeling of peace that the
patients feel may have
significant therapeutic value to
reduce mental tension.


Religion as guidelines
The patients will feel the effect of the
therapeutic value resulting from a very
serious religious service which is the
manifestation of a sincere dedication
from human beings to the God, that
they mentally and physically accept the
glory of the God and promise to be
always obedient and faithful to the
God.
Homeostasis condition
Sincere dedication will present
homeostasis condition to the
patients, therefore, treating
patients with mental and physical
illness do need religious approach in
order that they can achieve
homeostasis condition.
Homeostasis condition
Correlation between religious
obedience and health condition have
not been studied and reported by
medical experts whereas actually in
medical practice, religious approach
is always employed even though only
in the form of pray.

Religion and general health
status
It was reported that in general
religious obedience plays a role of
protection against the probability
of uterus cancer, cervix cancer,
other cancers, intestinal colitis,
enteritis, cardiovascular disease,
hypertension and stroke.
Religion and general health
status
It was also reported that there
are close association between
religious obedience and general
health status, general
mortality, rate of morbidity
and mortality in some religious
leaders.

Religion and general health
status
In general those who are obedient in
performing religious services will be able
to overcome their illness in better way.
They will have shorter period of
recovery process.
Religious obedience will also prevent
people from committing suicide.

7 MECHANISMS THAT MAY LINK
RELIGIOUS INVOLVEMENT TO
POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES
1. REGULATION OF INDIVIDUAL
LIFESTYLES AND HEALTH BEHAVIORS

2.PROVISION OF SOCIAL RESOURCES

3.PROMOTION OF POSITIVE SELF-
PERCEPTIONS

7 MECHANISMS THAT MAY
LINK RELIGIOUS
INVOLVEMENT TO POSITIVE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
4.PROVISION OF SPECIFIC COPING
RESOURCES
5.GENERATION OF OTHER POSITIVE
EMOTIONS
6. PROMOTION OF HEALTH BELIEFS
7.OTHER HYPOTHESIZED
MECHANISMS

A Holistic point of
view
The holistic approach to health
does not reject conventional
medicine, but is a sensible,
complete form of healing that
considers your patients entire
picture of health and uses the best
and most appropriate options for
healing.
A Holistic point of
view
It is a process of strengthening
every system of the mind-body and
allowing your patients natural
healing potential to flourish. Many
of the chronic health problems that
affect patient will respond best
when addressed from a holistic
point of view.

Practice integrative
Doctors who practice integrative or
holistic medicine establish healing
partnerships with their patients and
emphasize prevention and self care.
They consider the patients thoughts,
feelings and beliefs when prescribing
treatment.
Practice integrative
They may incorporate one or
several therapies into their
practices and/or work in
partnership with other practitioners
either through referrals or by
working directly with them.
More and more medical doctors are
aligning with integrative medicine
and you may be able to do that.


The role of parent in holistic
health care
Finding a holistic doctor can be
important, but good health really
begins at home with breastfeeding,
good nutrition, quality food, a non-
toxic environment natural remedies to
strengthen immunity, and mental
emotional and spiritual nurturing.
The role of parent in holistic
health care
Parents are the coordinators of holistic
health care for the family.
Parents know their childs body, mind,
emotions, and spirit better than anyone
else.
By carefully assessing their children in
each of those area, they can prioritize
their needs and focus on what may be
diminishing their health.
The role of parent in
holistic health care
By carefully assessing their
children in each of those area,
they can prioritize their needs and
focus on what may be diminishing
their health.

Curing and healing
It is important to acknowledge that
there is a difference between curing
and healing.

Curing means the elimination of
symptoms or signs of a disease.

Curing and healing
Treatment with drugs, surgery,
herbs, or other methods may cure
you by relieving the symptoms of
discomfort, pain, or disease.
However, unless the underlying
pattern of dysfunction is stopped,
the symptoms may recur

Healing
Healing goes deeper than curing, and
occurs when the root cause is overcome
and the systems of the mind-body,
including emotions and spirit, are strong
and vital.
Although health care professionals can
help facilitate healing, the ability to
heal ultimately comes from within.
Conventional health care
The current system of
conventional health care can be
enormously frustrating and
lacking in real answers for
patient diagnosed with chronic
health problems.
Conventional health care
Visits to the doctor may result in drug
prescriptions with which you may not
feel comfortable.
The medication may keep the symptoms
in check, but what you really want is for
your patient to completely heal and
reclaim health and vitality.

Practical use of the
philosophy
Healing is usually not as simple as
taking a pill or a natural remedy.
Patient are all different and their
mind-bodies are complex.
You may hear of a treatment that has
worked for another child, but this
does not necessarily mean it will help
your unique patient.