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Relationship between spirituality and cancer: patient's perspective

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Author(s):
Giselle Patrícia Guerrero [1] ; Márcia Maria Fontão Zago [2] ; Namie Okino Sawada [3] ; Maria Helena Pinto [4]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto. Departamento de Enfermagem Geral - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
[3] Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
[4] Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto. Departamento de Enfermagem Geral
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem; v. 64, n. 1, p. 53-59, 2011-02-00.
Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Nursing
Abstract

OBJECTIVE: to understand the relationship between spirituality and cancer under cancer patients' perspective. METHOD: qualitative study, with the participating of fourteen cancer patients under chemotherapy treatment and analyzed according to inductive thematic content analysis. RESULTS: reports were organized into three categories: cancer diagnosis, faith for coping to the cancer, the search for cancer cure. It was understood that cancer patients search spirituality as a way to cope with the disease, aiming to minimize their suffering or obtaining a higher hope of cure with treatment. FINAL CONSIDERATION: the central theme "cancer frightens and spirituality renews" shows the importance of recognizing spirituality as a coping strategy in planning care to cancer patients (AU)