Yosef Abdel Raheem Odeh
California School of Health Sciences, USA.
J Transcult Nurs. 2008 Jul;19(3):284-91. doi: 10.1177/1043659608317450.
The Arab Muslim population is one of the dramatically increasing minorities in the United States. In addition to other factors, religion and cultural background influence individuals' beliefs, behaviors, and attitudes toward health and illness. The author describes health beliefs and practices of the Arab Muslim population in the United States. That population is at an increased risk for several diseases and faces many barriers to accessing the American health care system. Some barriers, such as modesty, gender preference in healthcare providers, and illness causation misconceptions, arise out of their cultural beliefs and practices. Other barriers are related to the complexity of the health care system and the lack of culturally competent services within it. Nurses need to be aware of these religious and cultural factors to provide culturally competent health promotion services for this population. Nurses also need to integrate Islamic teachings into their interventions to provide appropriate care and to motivate healthy behaviors.
阿拉伯穆斯林人口是美国数量急剧增长的少数群体之一。除其他因素外，宗教和文化背景会影响个人对健康与疾病的信念、行为及态度。作者描述了美国阿拉伯穆斯林人口的健康信念与行为。该群体患多种疾病的风险增加，且在获取美国医疗保健系统服务方面面临诸多障碍。一些障碍，如谦逊、对医疗服务提供者的性别偏好以及对疾病成因的误解，源于他们的文化信仰和习俗。其他障碍则与医疗保健系统的复杂性以及其中缺乏具有文化胜任力的服务有关。护士需要了解这些宗教和文化因素，以便为该群体提供具有文化胜任力的健康促进服务。护士还需要将伊斯兰教教义融入其干预措施中，以提供适当的护理并激发健康行为。
