Spirituality in the uncertainty of illness: the perspective of oncology patients.

Autor:	Almeida Filho RF; Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil., Trezza MCSF; Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil., Comassetto I; Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil., Silva LKBD; Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil., Lopes MP; Centro Universitário CESMAC. Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil., Santana KGS; Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil., Praxedes FAS; Universidade Federal de Alagoas. Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil.
Jazyk:	English; Portuguese
Zdroj:	Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2023 Oct 09; Vol. 76 (4), pp. e20220712. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 09 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0712
Abstrakt:	Objective: To analyze spirituality in the process of illness uncertainty in cancer patients. Methods: This is a qualitative study, in which Merle Mishel's Theory of Uncertainty of Disease was used as a theoretical framework; and as a methodological reference, the stages of Bardin's Content Analysis. As a technique for obtaining information, a semi-structured interview was used. Results: Spirituality in the uncertainty of the disease varies from patient to patient and acts in a unique way. They presented readaptation attitudes in their reports. The presence of spirituality in their lives acted as the main force mechanism to deal with the uncertainty of the disease, and this moment was called by Mishel "probabilistic thinking". Conclusion: Patients demonstrated readaptation attitudes in their reports, and spirituality acted as the main mechanism of strength to deal with uncertainty in the disease.
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