Influence of Culture and Religion on Anxiety Patients: A Qualitative Study in Sabah
Introduction: Anxiety is a common mental health disorder that significantly impacts the individual and socioeconomic. Sabah has the highest prevalence of mental health disorders among Malaysian states. The people of Sabah are varying in ethnicities with vast cultural beliefs embedded in the society,...
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| author | Atiqah Chew Abdullah Salami Mutiu Olagoke Asrenee Ab Razak Asma Perveen Tze, Nicholas Walton Wider Diana Nabila Chau Abdullah |
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| description | Introduction: Anxiety is a common mental health disorder that significantly impacts the individual and socioeconomic. Sabah has the highest prevalence of mental health disorders among Malaysian states. The people of Sabah are varying in ethnicities with vast cultural beliefs embedded in the society, therefore understanding cultural and religious factors is essential for the implementation of effective approaches to mental health care. Objectives: To explore the influence of cultural and religious practice on the respondents’ anxiety levels. Methods: A total of 15 multiethnic participants residing in Sabah were recruited and interviewed for this study, in which participants were either patients with panic disorder or generalize anxiety disorder. Interpretative phenomenological perspective was employed through learning about the subjective experience and meaning making of the participants interviewed. Primary data obtained from the qualitative study were then thematically analysed using Nvivo software Results: Results showed that religious practices helped anxiety patients cope with their disorder, increase resilience, and give them strength and motivation; while cultural practices did not. Conclusions: Anxiety is chosen as a focus because of its high prevalence, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study emphasized the importance of understanding the role of culture and religion in helping the respondents cope with their disorders. The findings of this study could help define more effective ways in raising awareness and encouraging health-promoting behaviour such as treatment-seeking among the community in Sabah. |
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| spelling | ums.eprints-381002024-02-01T07:40:00Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38100/ Influence of Culture and Religion on Anxiety Patients: A Qualitative Study in Sabah Atiqah Chew Abdullah Salami Mutiu Olagoke Asrenee Ab Razak Asma Perveen Tze, Nicholas Walton Wider Diana Nabila Chau Abdullah HV1551-3024 People with disabilities: Including blind, deaf, people with physical and mental disabilities RC569.7-571 Mental retardation. Developmental disabilities Introduction: Anxiety is a common mental health disorder that significantly impacts the individual and socioeconomic. Sabah has the highest prevalence of mental health disorders among Malaysian states. The people of Sabah are varying in ethnicities with vast cultural beliefs embedded in the society, therefore understanding cultural and religious factors is essential for the implementation of effective approaches to mental health care. Objectives: To explore the influence of cultural and religious practice on the respondents’ anxiety levels. Methods: A total of 15 multiethnic participants residing in Sabah were recruited and interviewed for this study, in which participants were either patients with panic disorder or generalize anxiety disorder. Interpretative phenomenological perspective was employed through learning about the subjective experience and meaning making of the participants interviewed. Primary data obtained from the qualitative study were then thematically analysed using Nvivo software Results: Results showed that religious practices helped anxiety patients cope with their disorder, increase resilience, and give them strength and motivation; while cultural practices did not. Conclusions: Anxiety is chosen as a focus because of its high prevalence, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study emphasized the importance of understanding the role of culture and religion in helping the respondents cope with their disorders. The findings of this study could help define more effective ways in raising awareness and encouraging health-promoting behaviour such as treatment-seeking among the community in Sabah. Journal for Re Attach Therapy and Developmental Diversities 2023-07 Article NonPeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38100/1/ABSTRACT.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38100/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf Atiqah Chew Abdullah and Salami Mutiu Olagoke and Asrenee Ab Razak and Asma Perveen and Tze, Nicholas and Walton Wider and Diana Nabila Chau Abdullah (2023) Influence of Culture and Religion on Anxiety Patients: A Qualitative Study in Sabah. Journal for Re Attach Therapy and Developmental Diversities, 6. pp. 43-48. |
| spellingShingle | HV1551-3024 People with disabilities: Including blind, deaf, people with physical and mental disabilities RC569.7-571 Mental retardation. Developmental disabilities Atiqah Chew Abdullah Salami Mutiu Olagoke Asrenee Ab Razak Asma Perveen Tze, Nicholas Walton Wider Diana Nabila Chau Abdullah Influence of Culture and Religion on Anxiety Patients: A Qualitative Study in Sabah |
| title | Influence of Culture and Religion on Anxiety Patients: A Qualitative Study in Sabah |
| title_full | Influence of Culture and Religion on Anxiety Patients: A Qualitative Study in Sabah |
| title_fullStr | Influence of Culture and Religion on Anxiety Patients: A Qualitative Study in Sabah |
| title_full_unstemmed | Influence of Culture and Religion on Anxiety Patients: A Qualitative Study in Sabah |
| title_short | Influence of Culture and Religion on Anxiety Patients: A Qualitative Study in Sabah |
| title_sort | influence of culture and religion on anxiety patients a qualitative study in sabah |
| topic | HV1551-3024 People with disabilities: Including blind, deaf, people with physical and mental disabilities RC569.7-571 Mental retardation. Developmental disabilities |
| url | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38100/1/ABSTRACT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/38100/2/FULL%20TEXT.pdf |
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