A influência da espiritualidade e da religiosidade na vivência dos pacientes

Abstract

Cancer, in our society, although there are numerous forms of treatment, is still considered an incurable disease, that is evidenced by the proximity of death. Thus, the patients and their relatives, in the face of hopelessness and suffering caused by the discovering of the disease, search in the spirituality a positive or negative sense, which many times provides the capacity to bear debilitating feelings of guilty, anger and anxiety, and can mobilize positive energies and improve the quality of life of people. In this sense, the aim of this study is to identify the influence of spirituality and religiosity in the living of patient carriers of malignant neoplasm. The methodological referential used was the practice based on evidences (PBE) and as method of literature review, it was used the integrative review. The process of analyses of data allowed the identification of the theme indicating a positive association between religious involvement and spirituality for a better facing and adaptation of the patient to chronic diseases like the cancer.