Spirituality and religiosity: influence on cancer therapy and well-being

Religiosity and spirituality provide cancer patients with strength and confidence to face difficult situations during the process of seeking a cure, indicating that faith is an important element at this time. This systematic literature review analyzed the national and international scientific produc...

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Autores: Pordeus Coura Urtiga, Lívia Maria, Nogueira Lins, Gabriela Almeida, Slongo, Alice, Ventura, Ana Letícia Ferreira, Domiciano Cabral, Ana Karolina Gomes, Parente, Luana Barbosa, Fernandes dos Santos, Mayane Maria, de Lima, Maysa Ramos, Freitas, Natália Sampaio, Fernandes, Tainah Gonçalves
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:Brasil
Institución:Conselho Federal de Medicina (CFM)
Repositorio:Revista Bioética (online)
Idioma:portugués
español
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.emnuvens.com.br:article/2963
Acceso en línea:https://revistabioetica.cfm.org.br/revista_bioetica/article/view/2963
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Neoplasms. Spirituality. Religion. Religion and medicine.
Neoplasias. Espiritualidad. Religión. Religión y medicina
Neoplasias. Espiritualidade. Religião. Religião e medicina.
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Sumario:Religiosity and spirituality provide cancer patients with strength and confidence to face difficult situations during the process of seeking a cure, indicating that faith is an important element at this time. This systematic literature review analyzed the national and international scientific production to assess whether religious and spiritual practices facilitate therapeutic adherence and improve the quality of life of cancer patients. Level of evidence was classified using the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. Some articles showed that spirituality and religiosity positively influence treatment and patient well-being. In conclusion, cancer patients who use religiosity and spirituality as a strategy have grater hope in treatment; however, further in-depth studies are needed to ensure its effectiveness.