SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGIOSITY IN HEALTH CARE: AN INTEGRATIVE REVIEW

Abstract

Objective: describe how health, spirituality and religiosity are discussed in Brazilian scientific publications.Method: integrative literature review of the period between 2011 and 2016, developed in the Virtual Health Library in November 2017, using the descriptors: “Health”, “Spirituality”, “Religiosity”.Results: for the analysis, according to the established inclusion criteria, 30 articles were selected and four categories were identified: Concepts and conceptions of religiosity and spirituality; Religiosity and spirituality as strategies to cope with disease; Need for spiritual support; and Lack of professional preparation. The relevance of the spiritual dimension in care was verified, as well as the need to comprehensively consider all dimensions of the human being: biopsychic, spiritual and social. Conclusion: studies were found that suggest that some religious practices are capable of offering both positive and negative aspects in the physical and mental health of their practitioners.

Keywords

• Spirituality
• Religion
• Care
• Health
• Review