Religious affiliation at time of death – Global estimates and projections

Skirbekk, Vegard; Todd, Megan; Stonawski, Marcin

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“…7 They comprise of one out of five deaths in the world and this proportion is estimated to increase with time. 8 However, in the United States, Muslims are still a minority population with an average estimate of 5.4 million, with sources suggesting a range of 3.4 million to 7 million. 9 Other minority populations with COVID-19 in the United States have been found to have a disproportionate higher mortality.…”

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Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and End-of-Life Care Between COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 Muslim Patients During the 2020 Pandemic

Khalid

Imran²,

Yamani

et al. 2021

Am J Hosp Palliat Care

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Background: Little is known about end-of-life care among Muslim patients, particularly during Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID) pandemic, which we report here. Methods: The clinical characteristics, end-of-life care and resuscitation status of Muslim patients who died in the ICU of our tertiary care hospital in year 2020 from COVID were compared to Non-COVID patients. Results: There were 32 patients in COVID and 64 in the Non-COVID group. A major proportion, mainly of Non-COVID patients, already had a hospice eligible terminal disease at baseline (p=.002). COVID patients were admitted to the ICU sooner after hospitalization (2.2 vs. 17 days), had prolonged duration of mechanical ventilation (18.5 vs. 6 days) and longer ICU stay (24 vs. 8 days) than non-COVID patients, respectively (p<.001). Almost all patients were “Full Code” initially. However, status was eventually changed to ‘do-not-attempt resuscitation’ (DNAR) in about 60% of the cohort. COVID patients were made DNAR late in their ICU stay, predominantly in the last 24 hours of life (p=.04). Until the very end, patients in both groups were on tube feeds, underwent blood draws and imaging, required high dose vasopressors, with few limitations or withdrawal of therapies. Family members were usually not present at bedside at time of death. There was minimal involvement of chaplain and palliative care services. Conclusions: Muslim COVID-19 patients had prolonged mechanical ventilation and ICU stay and a delayed decision to DNAR status than non-COVID Muslim patients. Limitation or withdrawal of therapy occurred infrequently. The utilization of chaplain and palliative care service needs improvement.

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Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and End-of-Life Care Between COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 Muslim Patients During the 2020 Pandemic

Khalid

Imran²,

Yamani

et al. 2021

Am J Hosp Palliat Care

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“…Instead of focusing on age, some research has concentrated attention on religiosity and its impact on health outcomes during the last year of life (Idler , Kasl, and Hays 2001; Idler, McLauhglin, and Kasl 2009). Recent work has also provided estimates of religious affiliation among older individuals and at the time of death, as well as projections of future religious composition by age and at the time of death (Skirbekk, Hacket, and Stonawski 2018a; Skirbekk, Todd, and Stonawski 2018b). Our evidence enriches this work by disentangling the role of age and proximity of death for religiosity.…”

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Aging, Proximity to Death, and Religiosity

Lechler¹,

Sunde

2020

Population & Development Rev

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Considerable evidence has documented that the elderly are more religious and that religiosity is associated with better health and lower mortality. Yet, little is known about the reverse role of life expectancy or proximity to death, as opposed to age, for religiosity. This paper provides evidence for the distinct role of expected remaining life years for the importance of religion in individuals' lives. We combine individual survey response data for more than 300,000 individuals from 95 countries over the period 1994-2014 with information from period life tables. Contrary to wide-held beliefs, religiosity decreases with greater expected proximity to death. The findings have important implications regarding the consequences of population aging for religiosity and associated outcomes.

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Religious affiliation at time of death – Global estimates and projections

Abstract: Religious affiliation at the time of death is changing globally, with distinct regional patterns. This could affect spatial variation in healthcare and social customs relating to death and dying.

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Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and End-of-Life Care Between COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 Muslim Patients During the 2020 Pandemic

Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and End-of-Life Care Between COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 Muslim Patients During the 2020 Pandemic

Aging, Proximity to Death, and Religiosity

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