Religion and Spirituality: the Perspective of Health Professionals

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Joelma Ana Espíndula¹  Elizabeth Ranier Martins Do Valle²  Angela Ales Bello¹ 

[1],Universidade de São Paulo Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão PretoSP ,Brazil

关键词: Neoplasms;    Religion;    Spirituality;    Health Professional;    Neoplasias;    Religião;    Espiritualidade;    Pessoal de Saúde;    Neoplasias;    Religión;    Espiritualidad;    Personal de Salud;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692010000600025

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This study examined how health professionals signify the religiosity and faith of patients under cancer treatment and how they themselves experience such phenomena. This is a qualitative-descriptive study, using the phenomenological framework as set out by Stein and Ales Bello, as a way of understanding the human being in its totality - physical, mental and spiritual. Most professionals report they are spiritualists, two are Catholics, one physician is a Buddhist and another is a Spiritist. They believe that religion is inherent to all human beings. Professionals convicted of their religion (less than half) believe in divine protection and recognize religiosity as a support and comfort for patients and their families in coping with illness. They expect patients to live their faith with prudence, never losing sight of reality.

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