Maintaining harmony : how religion and culture are
interwoven in managing daily diabetes self‑care

Permana, I; Ormandy, P; Ahmed, A

Abstract

The lingering culture among Javanese people cannot be separated from religion, influencing how they perceive any factors that might play a role in managing any health condition. This present study aimed in exploring the perceptions and experiences of religion and culture in performing daily self-care among Javanese Muslim
with type 2 diabetes. A qualitative study with thematic content analysis method utilizing in-depth semi-structured interviews was undertaken to explore the perceptions
and experiences of Javanese Muslim with diabetes managing their daily self-care activity. Convenient samples of 24 participants were selected to gain a richer understanding of self-care activity. The study identified one main theme of ‘maintaining harmony’ with comprised of two sub-themes: ‘surrender and accept’, and ‘keep trying
and leave the rest to Allah, a concept of tawakkal’. The first sub-theme consists of categories of: nerimo ing pandum, or accepting with sincerity, and tepo seliro, or being tolerance with others. The second sub-theme consists of three categories: being independent, social ties, and embracing Allah. The study also reveals the importance of Pengajian and Persadia as social resources in enhancing the capability to better self-care the condition. Thus, it also reveals the need to further develop diabetes education programmes in collaboration with religious leaders and health professionals to promote self-care to complement religious practice: Tawakkal or ‘Keep trying and leave the rest to Allah’.

Citation

interwoven in managing daily diabetes self‑care. Journal of Religion and Health, 58, 1415-1428. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00819-5

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Apr 22, 2019
• Publication Date: Aug 15, 2019
• Deposit Date: May 16, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 22, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Religion and Health
• Print ISSN: 0022-4197
• Electronic ISSN: 1573-6571
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Volume: 58
• Pages: 1415-1428
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00819-5
• Publisher URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00819-5
• Related Public URLs: https://link-springer-com.salford.idm.oclc.org/journal/10943