Spiritual and religious assistance to cancer patients in the hospital context

Freire, Maria Eliane Moreira; Vasconcelos, Monica Ferreira De; Silva, Terezinha Nunes Da; Oliveira,  Karla De Lima

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%T Spiritual and religious assistance to cancer patients in the hospital context
%A Freire, Maria Eliane Moreira
%A Vasconcelos, Monica Ferreira De
%A Silva, Terezinha Nunes Da
%A Oliveira,  Karla De Lima
%J Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online
%N 2
%P 356-362
%V 9
%D 2017
%@ 2175-5361
%> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-53537-8
%X Objective: To investigate how patients with diagnosis of cancer conceive the religious/spiritual support in the hospital context. Methods: Exploratory study, with qualitative approach, conducted with patients affected by cancer, assisted in the Medical and Surgical Clinic of the University Hospital Lauro Wanderley (HULW/UFPB). Results: From the analysis of the qualitative data, after attentive readings of the speeches of the interviewed, the following thematic categories emerged: Category 1 - Meaning of the religious/spiritual support received during hospitalization; Category 2 - Promoters of the religious/spiritual support in the hospital environment; Category 3 - Participation in religious/spiritual activities during hospitalization. Conclusion: The results revealed that religiosity/spirituality is an important tactic in facing the oncologic disease, considering that the patients interviewed reported the positive meaning of the support received, because faith provides a constructive way of thinking. Thus, it was possible to evidence the relevance of the religious/spiritual support for oncologic patients during the hospital stay.
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