PMID- 28761651
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220321
IS  - 2052-4897 (Print)
IS  - 2052-4897 (Electronic)
IS  - 2052-4897 (Linking)
VI  - 5
IP  - 1
DP  - 2017
TI  - Type 2 diabetes patient's perspective on Ramadan fasting: a qualitative study.
PG  - e000365
LID - 10.1136/bmjdrc-2016-000365 [doi]
LID - e000365
AB  - OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the beliefs, experience and diabetes management 
      strategies of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) Muslim patients that chose to fast 
      during Ramadan. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A semistructured focus group 
      interview was conducted with 53 participants with T2DM. Participants were 
      purposefully sampled and asked to share their perspective on Ramadan fasting. All 
      interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically. 
      RESULTS: Participants reported optimism towards fasting during Ramadan, as they 
      believed that fasting was beneficial to their overall well-being, and a time for 
      family bonding. Most participants made limited attempts to discuss with their 
      doctors on the decision to fast and self-adjusted their medication based on 
      experience and symptoms during this period. They also reported difficulty in 
      managing their diet, due to fear of hypoglycemia and the collective social aspect 
      of fasting. CONCLUSION: Muslims are optimistic about their well-being when 
      fasting during Ramadan. Many choose to fulfill their religious obligation despite 
      being discouraged by their doctors. Collaboration with religious authorities 
      should be explored to ensure patients receive adequate education before fasting 
      during Ramadan. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT02189135; Results.
FAU - Lee, Jun Yang
AU  - Lee JY
AD  - School of Pharmacy, Monash University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
FAU - Wong, Chee Piau
AU  - Wong CP
AD  - Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, 
      Bandar Sunway, Malaysia.
FAU - Tan, Christina San San
AU  - Tan CSS
AD  - School of Allied Health Sciences, SEGi University and Colleges, Petaling Jaya, 
      Selangor, Malaysia.
FAU - Nasir, Nazrila Hairizan
AU  - Nasir NH
AD  - Klinik Kesihatan Putrajaya, Putrajaya, Malaysia.
FAU - Lee, Shaun Wen Huey
AU  - Lee SWH
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7361-6576
AD  - School of Pharmacy, Monash University, Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.
LA  - eng
SI  - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT02189135
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20170508
PL  - England
TA  - BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care
JT  - BMJ open diabetes research & care
JID - 101641391
PMC - PMC5530234
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - fasting
OT  - focus group
OT  - qualitative study
OT  - ramadan
OT  - type 2 diabetes
COIS- Competing interests: None declared.
EDAT- 2017/08/02 06:00
MHDA- 2017/08/02 06:01
PMCR- 2017/05/08
CRDT- 2017/08/02 06:00
PHST- 2016/11/19 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2017/02/15 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2017/03/27 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2017/08/02 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/08/02 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/08/02 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2017/05/08 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - bmjdrc-2016-000365 [pii]
AID - 10.1136/bmjdrc-2016-000365 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care. 2017 May 8;5(1):e000365. doi: 
      10.1136/bmjdrc-2016-000365. eCollection 2017.