OOlder Patients of Arab and/or Muslim Origin

Question 1

It is another avoided ingredients in Muslim Country

Answer 1

Lard

Question 2

Dietary issues are important to Muslim elders, because traditionally the do not eat/ drink …

Answer 2

Drink alohol, eat port, eatwith blood products

Question 2

These are examined for their content before consumption

Answer 2

Baked goods and crackers

Question 2

They resist eating or taking medications during the daytime hours of Ramadam

Answer 2

Muslim

Question 3

They may subscribe to folk remedies and beliefs

Answer 3

Elderly people of Arab Origin

Question 3

“Those who are envious may have the power to inflict injury to the family

Answer 3

evil eye

Question 4

These are taken to divert the evil spirit to prevent harm

Answer 4

Religious measures

Question 5

It is one of the most feared medical conditions among the Arab Muslim

Answer 5

Mental Illness

Question 6

Psychiatric issues are thought to arise from the …

Answer 6

1. Loss of faith to God
2. Possession of the evil

Question 7

Those who are suffering from “ ….. “ are likely to seek help of a religious intermediatley or a “ … “ and may neglect formal nedical care

Answer 7

1. Madness
2. Folk Healers