Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Yarmouk University, Irbid, 21110, Jordan.
Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, 21110, Jordan.
J Relig Health. 2022 Oct;61(5):3777-3794. doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01573-x. Epub 2022 May 7.
Ramadan fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam. The current study aims to examine, analyze, and identify trends of health-related publications on Ramadan fasting. In total, 1468 documents retrieved from Scopus were analyzed. The mean number of authors per document was 3.7, with an average of 13.3 citations per document. The UK ranked first (12.3%, n = 181) regarding the number of documents, followed by Iran (10.4%, n = 153) and then Saudi Arabia (9.8%, n = 144). The most active journal was "Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice" (4.9%, n = 72). Publications related to diabetes and fasting constituted around 29.7% (n = 436) of the literature. The research volume on Ramadan fasting has been noticeably growing. More reliable research is required to aid healthcare professionals in providing patient-specific care.
斋月禁食是伊斯兰教的五大支柱之一。本研究旨在考察、分析和确定与斋月禁食相关的健康出版物的趋势。共分析了从 Scopus 检索到的 1468 篇文献。文献的平均作者数为 3.7 人，平均每篇文献被引 13.3 次。英国在文献数量方面排名第一（12.3%，n=181），其次是伊朗（10.4%，n=153），然后是沙特阿拉伯（9.8%，n=144）。最活跃的期刊是《糖尿病研究与临床实践》（4.9%，n=72）。与糖尿病和禁食相关的出版物约占文献的 29.7%（n=436）。关于斋月禁食的研究数量明显呈增长趋势。需要更可靠的研究来帮助医疗保健专业人员为患者提供个性化护理。
