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"Safdar MR" Authored Publications:
| Title | Authors | PubMed ID | |
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| 1 | The Role of Religion and Spirituality to Cope with COVID-19 Infections Among People of Lower Socioeconomic Status in Pakistan: An Exploratory Qualitative Study | Safdar MR; Akram M; Ahmad A; Ayaz AA; | 36877419 CONCORDIA |
| Title: | The Role of Religion and Spirituality to Cope with COVID-19 Infections Among People of Lower Socioeconomic Status in Pakistan: An Exploratory Qualitative Study | ||||
| Authors: | Safdar MR, Akram M, Ahmad A, Ayaz AA | ||||
| Link: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36877419/ | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10943-023-01781-z | ||||
| Publication: | Journal of religion and health | ||||
| Keywords: | COVID-19; Pakistan; Religion; Spirituality; | ||||
| PMID: | 36877419 | Category: | Date Added: | 2023-03-06 | |
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CONCORDIA
1 Institute of Social and Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. 2 Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada. akramuhammad1@gmail.com. 3 Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada. |
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Description: |
Religion and spirituality have been key coping mechanisms of Pakistani Muslims amidst natural calamities such as the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to identify and explore the role of religion and spirituality in the recovery of COVID-19 patients in lower socioeconomics. The data for this qualitative research study were collected from 13 people in Pakistan who survived COVID-19 infection during the wave of the Omicron variant. The participants of this study referenced four key themes about their story of getting infected by COVID-19 and recovering from it and referenced religion and spirituality as an overarching aspect of that story. The patients who recovered believed that COVID-19 was a punishment from God for sinful humanity, which was unavoidable. Amidst such a belief, the studied patients tried to avoid hospitalization but prayed to God for mercy, forgiveness, and help in their recovery. A few who took medical treatment also established and/or strengthened their spiritual connections seeking quick recovery from the infection. The participants of this study believed that their religion or spirituality played a medicinal role in their recovery from COVID-19 infection. |
