Who do you Prefer to Take Care of you: A Jewish or an Arab Nurse? Nationality and Religion Preferences in Israeli Hospitals

Pazit Azuri; Riki Halamish-Leshem; Ya’arit Bokek-Cohen; Mahdi Tarabeih

doi:10.1007/s10943-024-02081-w

Who do you Prefer to Take Care of you: A Jewish or an Arab Nurse? Nationality and Religion Preferences in Israeli Hospitals

Pazit Azuri, Riki Halamish-Leshem, Ya’arit Bokek-Cohen, Mahdi Tarabeih

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Studies show that there are patients who refuse treatment or demand that treatment be provided by a professional belonging to their ethnic group. We investigated whether patients have preferences for nationality and religion of nurses (PFNR), and which factors impact these preferences. The study included 1012 Jews and Arabs. Results show that Arabs and Jews prefer that a nurse of their own nationality and religion treat them. Trust is the most important factor that influences this preference. In the Israeli healthcare system, the patient-nurse encounter is affected by the strong bias that Jews and Arab Muslims hold against each other.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	980-997
Number of pages	18
Journal	Journal of Religion and Health
Volume	64
Issue number	2
Early online date	2 Jul 2024
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02081-w
State	Published - Apr 2025
Externally published	Yes

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Arabnurse
Jewish nurse
Nationality and religion of nurse
Preference for treatment provider

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