Browsing by Author "Hoosen, Mujeeb"

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    The role of spirituality and spiritual care in complementary and alternative medicine: A scoping review
    (BanglaJOL, 2021) Hoosen, Mujeeb; Roman, Nicolette Vanessa; Mthembu, Thuli Godfrey
    Spirituality has become more prevalent in health professions other than complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). In CAM, spirituality appears to be part of a foundational component of the clinical practice, which is valued by many patients. Spirituality has gained popularity in healthcare education and practice; however, the contribution made by CAM remains minimal evidenced by the paucity of studies on the topic of spirituality in CAM. Therefore, there is need for a scoping review to: 1) to explore the focus and nature of research on spirituality in CAM; 2) to provide recommendations based on the relational aspects between spirituality and CAM. Methods: A scoping review was performed of all relevant articles found in Ebscohost (Academic Search Complete),
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    Spiritual care – ‘A deeper immunity’ – A response to Covid-19 pandemic
    (AOSIS, 2020) Roman, Nicolette, V; Mthembu, Thuli, G; Hoosen, Mujeeb
    Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has presented unprecedented health challenges across all strata in society throughout the world. The COVID experience has caused us to reflect on quality of life, health and well-being and, just as important, end of life. During this time, spiritual care forms a vital component of holistic health management, especially in terms of coping, coming to terms with illness, suffering and ultimately death. The relationship with the transcendent or sacred has a strong influence on a people’s beliefs, attitudes, emotions and behaviour. Populations, communities, families and individuals have always found solace through their religious or philosophical beliefs during times of personal adversity and widespread anxiety or disaster. Although spiritual care has always been a part of the domain of religious beliefs, a more contemporary perspective is that spiritual care forms part of the human psyche and thus forms part of human care, health and well-being for families, patients and healthcare workers. Spiritual care deals with the provision of compassion and empathy during periods of heightened stress, distress and anxiety within care. This article provides insights into the necessity of providing spiritual care as a means of coping and well-being for families, patients and healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Spiritual care – ‘A deeper immunity’ – A response to Covid-19 pandemic
    (AOSIS, 2020) Roman, Nicolette V.; Mthembu, Thuli G.; Hoosen, Mujeeb
    Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has presented unprecedented health challenges across all strata in society throughout the world. The COVID experience has caused us to reflect on quality of life, health and well-being and, just as important, end of life. During this time, spiritual care forms a vital component of holistic health management, especially in terms of coping, coming to terms with illness, suffering and ultimately death. The relationship with the transcendent or sacred has a strong influence on a people’s beliefs, attitudes, emotions and behaviour. Populations, communities, families and individuals have always found solace through their religious or philosophical beliefs during times of personal adversity and widespread anxiety or disaster. Although spiritual care has always been a part of the domain of religious beliefs, a more contemporary perspective is that spiritual care forms part of the human psyche and thus forms part of human care, health and well-being for families, patients and healthcare workers. Spiritual care deals with the provision of compassion and empathy during periods of heightened stress, distress and anxiety within care. This article provides insights into the necessity of providing spiritual care as a means of coping and well-being for families, patients and healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    The development of guidelines for the inclusion of spirituality and spiritual care guidelines in Unani Tibb practice
    (University of the Western Cape, 2025) Hoosen, Mujeeb
    Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine (TCAM) is widespread globally, with billions seeking these practices for health and wellness. Spirituality and spiritual care are essential to all TCAM and deeply connected with indigenous knowledge systems. Unani Tibb, a unique TCAM approach, integrates traditional healing practices from Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, focusing on the connection between mind, body, and spirit in healing. However, the role of spirituality and spiritual care in education and practice in South Africa, and beyond, remains insufficiently emphasized. To address this, the South African Unani Tibb community calls for incorporating spiritual care into clinical practice and establishing guidelines to enhance holistic treatment. This research seeks to establish these guidelines through a two-phased sequential exploratory strategy grounded in Design-Based Research (DBR) principles. DBR emphasizes the importance of authenticity, contextual awareness, collaboration, and methodological diversity. Phase One employs a range of methodologies, including a scoping review, quantitative surveys, qualitative research, and mixed-methods, to investigate the role of spirituality and spiritual care in Unani Tibb education and practice. The research includes five interconnected studies highlighting the significant absence of spirituality and spiritual care in the Unani Tibb profession. Initial findings indicate that Unani Tibb practitioners recognise the importance of spirituality within the modality, but lack formal training, prompting calls for its inclusion in educational curricula and practice guidelines. Despite inherent spiritual care abilities, assessment and methodology challenges highlight the necessity for formalised guidelines. In Phase Two, a consensus workshop with 14 stakeholders from the Unani Tibb community developed 40 guidelines to enhance spiritual care in clinical settings. Key aspects include spiritual history-taking, spiritual care competencies, temperament analysis, personal and professional development, and advocating for better integration of spirituality in Unani Tibb. This research aims to promote ethical, holistic care and enhance future spiritual care practices within Unani Tibb and other TCAM professions, in South Africa and internationally.
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    The use of whole blood cell cultures as a model for assessing the effects of Septilin on the immune system
    (University of the Western Cape, 2017) Hoosen, Mujeeb; Pool, Edmund J.
    In the past three decades there has been a huge increase in the use of herbal medicine globally. The active principles of these herbal medicines are mostly unknown with supportive evidence for safety and efficacy very rare. Septilin is a phytopharmaceutical formulation which is recommended for the treatment and management of various infections. It has been claimed to have immunomodulatory actions that potentiates the body's immune response. The immunomodulatory activity of Septilin has not been well investigated via appropriate in vitro models. Therefore this study was undertaken to investigate the in vitro effects of Septilin on biomarkers of specific immune pathways by using WBC. Stimulated and unstimulated WBC were incubated with the product. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assays were used to screen for IL-6, IL-10, and IFN? as biomarkers for inflammation, humoral immunity, and cell mediated immunity, respectively. Results show that the presence of Septilin in LPS stimulated WBC has no effect on the release of IL-6 and IFN? production but stimulated IL-10 production. Septilin in unstimulated WBC has no effect on the release of IL-10 and IFN? production but stimulatory effects on IL-6 production. This study also assessed the effects of Artemisia afra, Aspalathus linearis (rooibos), and Septilin on inflammatory biomarkers namely, IL-6 and nitric oxide (NO) using RAW 264.7 cells, a murine macrophage cell line. The results of this study indicate that Artemisia afra has anti-inflammatory effects while Aspalathus linearis (rooibos) up regulated the immune system. The study also shows that Septilin has no immunomodulatory effects on RAW 264.7 cells.
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    Unani Tibb practitioners’ perceptions and attitudes towards spirituality and spiritual care in Unani Tibb practice in South Africa
    (BMC, 2023) Hoosen, Mujeeb; Roman, Nicolette Vanessa; Mthembu, Thuli Godfrey
    Unani Tibb is an Arabic term which means Greek medicine. It is an ancient holistic medical system based on the healing theories of Hippocrates, Galen and Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Despite this, spirituality and spiritual care practices are deficient in the clinical setting. This cross-sectional descriptive study was used to describe Unani Tibb practitioners’ perceptions and attitudes regarding spirituality and spiritual care in South Africa. A demographic form, Spiritual Care-Giving Scale, Spiritual and Spiritual Care Rating Scale and Spirituality in Unani Tibb Scale were used to collect data. A response rate of 64.7% (n = 44 out of 68) was achieved. Positive perceptions and attitudes regarding spirituality and spiritual care were recorded for Unani Tibb practitioners. The spiritual needs of their patients were considered vital towards enhancing the Unani Tibb treatment approach. Spirituality and spiritual care were regarded as fundamental to Unani Tibb therapy. However, most practitioners agreed that adequate training in spirituality and spiritual care was lacking and future training initiatives were imperative for Unani Tibb clinical practice in South Africa.
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    The use of whole blood cell cultures as a model for assessing the effects of SeptilinTM on the immune system.
    (University of the Western Cape, 2017) Hoosen, Mujeeb; Pool, E.J.
    In the past three decades there has been a huge increase in the use of herbal medicine globally. The active principles of these herbal medicines are mostly unknown with supportive evidence for safety and efficacy very rare. SeptilinTM is a phytopharmaceutical formulation which is recommended for the treatment and management of various infections. It has been claimed to have immunomodulatory actions that potentiates the body's immune response. The immunomodulatory activity of SeptilinTM has not been well investigated via appropriate in vitro models. Therefore this study was undertaken to investigate the in vitro effects of SeptilinTM on biomarkers of specific immune pathways by using WBC. Stimulated and unstimulated WBC were incubated with the product. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assays were used to screen for IL-6, IL-10, and IFN? as biomarkers for inflammation, humoral immunity, and cell mediated immunity, respectively. Results show that the presence of SeptilinTM in LPS stimulated WBC has no effect on the release of IL-6 and IFN? production but stimulated IL-10 production. SeptilinTM in unstimulated WBC has no effect on the release of IL-10 and IFN? production but stimulatory effects on IL-6 production.