Perception of cancer patients on the influence of spirituality in chemotherapy treatment

• Main Author: Mesquita, Izabelle Mara Rodrigues
• Publication Date: 2019
• Other Authors: Martos, Carolina Pires, Santos, Leonardo Aparecido, Oliveira, Ana Flávia Machado de, Vieira, Patrícia Maria, Gonçalves, Jurema Ribeiro Luiz, Borges, Maria de Fátima
• Format: Article
• Language: por; eng; spa
• Source: Revista Família, Ciclos de Vida e Saúde no Contexto Social
• Download full: https://seer.uftm.edu.br/revistaeletronica/index.php/refacs/article/view/3856
• topic: Spirituality; Neoplasms; Adaptation; Espiritualidad; Neoplasias; Adaptación; Espiritualidade; Neoplasias; Adaptação

This study aims to describe the perception of cancer patients on the spirituality influence on chemotherapy. This is a qualitative research with eight adults and elderly patients. Data were collected in November 2017, through a semi-structured interview and two guiding questions. The information extracted from the interviews were analyzed using the Discourse of the Collective Subject method. Two speeches emerged: hindering aspects for the understanding of spirituality and acceptance of the disease, aid for healing and self-help. Spirituality needs to be addressed with patients and better worked in the training of health professionals, as it is a way of coping with the disease, diminishing suffering acquired through faith and hope.