| Title |
Fasting, Diabetes, and Optimizing Health Outcomes for Ramadan Observers: A Literature Review
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| Published in |
Diabetes Therapy, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s13300-017-0233-z |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Hadi A. Almansour, Betty Chaar, Bandana Saini |
| Abstract |
Globally, and in Australia, diabetes has become a common chronic health condition. Diabetes is also quite prevalent in culturally and linguistically diverse pockets of the Australian population, including Muslims. There are over 90 million Muslims with diabetes worldwide. Diabetes management and medication use can be affected by religious practices such as fasting during Ramadan. During Ramadan, Muslims refrain from oral or intravenous substances from sunrise to sunset. This may lead to many potential health or medication-related risks for patients with diabetes who observe this religious practice. This literature review aimed to explore (1) health care-related interventions and (2) intentions, perspectives, or needs of health care professionals (HCPs) to provide clinical services to patients with diabetes while fasting during Ramadan with a view to improve health outcomes for those patients. Using a scoping review approach, a comprehensive search was conducted. Databases searched systematically included PubMed, Medline, Embase, and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts. Studies published in English that described interventions or intentions to provide interventions regarding diabetes and Ramadan fasting were included. Fourteen published articles that met the inclusion criteria were retrieved and content analyzed. Of those, nine intervention studies regarded diabetes management education. Five studies described professional service intention, four of which were related to the role of pharmacists in diabetes management in Qatar, Australia, and Egypt, and one French study examined the general practitioners' (GPs) experiences in diabetes management for Ramadan observers. The intervention studies had promising outcomes for diabetes management during Ramadan. Effect sizes for improvement in HbA1c post intervention ranged widely from -1.14 to 1.7. Pharmacists appeared to be willing to participate in programs to help fasting patients with diabetes achieve a safe therapeutic outcome. Service intention studies highlighted pharmacists' and GPs' need for training prior to providing services from a clinical as well as cultural competence perspective. Interventions research in this area requires robustly designed and structured interventions that can be tested in different contexts. This literature review revealed many gaps regarding diabetes management in Ramadan. Health professionals are willing to provide services for fasting diabetes patients, but need upskilling. |
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| Student > Bachelor | 13 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 12 | 9% |
| Other | 9 | 7% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 27 | 21% |
| Unknown | 45 | 35% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 20% |
| Unspecified | 13 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 7% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 8 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 21 | 16% |
| Unknown | 47 | 37% |
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