Nurse care in the Emergency to the Muslim patient during Ramadan. Systematic review

Abstract

Knowing the effect of Ramadan in emergency services is important for health professionals. There are no clinical practice guidelines for this care and this systematic review can help health professionals in the approach to this event. The objective is to know the characteristics of the attention given in the emergency services and emergencies to members of the Muslim religion during the fasting of Ramadan. A systematic bibliographic search was carried out in Pubmed, Scopus, WoS, Cinhal and specialized journals databases. Inclusion criteria: English and Spanish language, articles published from 2007 to 2018 and in the field of emergencies and emergencies. Identified 58 articles, of which 19 were selected. The methodological quality was assessed with PRISMA, STROBE and CONSORT. The findings were the main diseases/types of emergencies attended and the volume of people attended in the emergency services during Ramadan. Caring for Muslim patients implies knowing their needs in their cultural context and values, being important for nursing to know them to offer culturally appropriate care. It is necessary to strengthen the training.