Spiritual dimension of children and adolescents with cancer: an integrative review

Acta Paulista de Enfermagem

Daniele Corcioli Mendes Espinha¹  Regina Aparecida Garcia De Lima² 

[1] ,University of São Paulo School of Nursing of Ribeirão Preto Ribeirão Preto SP ,Brasil

关键词: Neoplasms;    Child;    Adolescent;    Spirituality;    Neoplasias;    Criança;    Adolescente;    Espiritualidade;    Neoplasias;    Niño;    Adolescente;    Espiritualidad;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0103-21002012000800025

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To review scientific literature relating to the spiritual dimension of children and adolescents with cancer. METHODS: We conducted an integrative literature review in the LILACS, SciELO, PsycINFO and MEDLINE databases in the period between 1990 to 2011. RESULTS: Twenty-one studies were analyzed and grouped into thematic categories: quality of life and elements of spirituality; alternative and complementary therapies: spirituality as a therapeutic resource; spirituality as a coping strategy and spirituality as an attribute of existential transformations. It was found that spirituality is present at different stages of the disease experience and that its forms of expression may vary, according to age and cognitive development. CONCLUSION: There is a scarcity of specific scales for this age range and a need for scientific production relating to the spiritual dimension of children and adolescents with cancer. Descriptors: Neoplasms; Children; Adolescents; Spirituality

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