The 4th International Conference on Nursing

Author :

Musthika Wida Mashitah

Affiliation :

Department of Nursing, Health Polytechnic of dr. Soepraoen Hospital, Malang, Indonesia

Abstract :

Background Chronic disease patients require to adapt and should find new coping strategies for maintaining a functional life. Spirituality is considered as a very useful coping for many patients with chronic diseases. One of the spiritual therapies in Islamic medicine that has been scientifically proven to improve mental and physical health is the Quran recitation therapy. The aim of this study was to review the literature regarding the efficacy of Quran recitation therapy for patients with chronic diseases. Methods A comprehensive search was conducted in databases through Google scholar, PubMed, and Science direct used search term Quran recitation therapy, spirituality, chronic disease, depression, cancer, and hemodialysis. Inclusion criteria were articles in English and full text over the period of 2008-2018. Results By examining the titles and abstracts, 9 articles that focused on chronic diseases were extracted. After reading the full texts, 2 articles were skipped because not completely published anywhere. Finally, 7 relevant articles were chosen for systematic review. Conclusions Quran recitation therapy had positive effect on both psychological and physiological aspect among chronic disease patients. Quran recitation therapy could reduce depression symptoms and anxiety, increase the spiritual well-being, lead to more life expentancy, and improve quality of life in cancer and hemodialysis patients. Quran recitation therapy in combination with physical therapy improved physical condition of hemodialysis patients. The larger portion of the Quran memorization were less likely to have one of chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, and depression).

Keywords :

Efficacy; Quran Recitation Therapy; Chronic Disease Patients