Spiritual dimension of pain and suffering control of advanced cancer patient. Case report

Silva, Joicilene Oliveira da; Araújo, Vânia Maria Cavalcante de; Cardoso, Bárbara Guimarães de Melo; Cardoso, Mirlane Guimarães de Melo

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“…In more advanced stages of the disease, it helps the process of accepting the possibility of death as a natural fact [ 26 , 27 ]. Furthermore, spiritual intervention during treatment helps in the process of pain control and coping with adverse effects of treatment [ 28 ].…”

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Spirituality in Coping with Pain in Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

Oliveira

Vasconcelos²,

Amaral³

et al. 2021

Healthcare

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Spirituality has been identified as an adaptive coping strategy and a predictor of better quality of life in cancer patients. Despite the relevance of spirituality in the health–disease process, it is noted that the assessment of the impact of spirituality in coping with pain is still incipient. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of spirituality in coping with pain in cancer patients. This quantitative cross-sectional study was carried out in a medium-sized hospital and a cancer patient support institution located in northeastern Brazil. A questionnaire with sociodemographic and clinical variables was used and the following instruments were applied: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS); Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ); Neuropathic Pain 4 Questions (DN4); Spiritual Wellbeing Scale (SWBS); WHOQOL Spirituality, Religiousness and Personal Beliefs (WHOQOL-SRPB). Most people with no pain had higher scores on the SWBS. Neuropathic pain was identified in 23 patients and was associated with the highest level of spirituality used as a way of coping with pain. As faith increases, pain decreases in intensity by 0.394 points. On the other hand, as inner peace increases, pain increases by 1.485 points. It is concluded that faith is a strategy for coping with pain, in particular neuropathic pain, minimizing its intensity. On the other hand, greater levels of inner peace allow to increase the awareness of the painful sensation. It is expected that these findings may be useful to integrate spirituality care in healthcare facilities as a resource for positive coping for people in the process of becoming ill, contributing to the therapeutic path and favouring a new meaning to the experience of the disease.

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Spirituality in Coping with Pain in Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

Oliveira

Vasconcelos²,

Amaral³

et al. 2021

Healthcare

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“…Um estudo mostra que as questões relacionadas à espiritualidade influenciam nas decisões médicas e na forma como o paciente viverá a experiência da doença 20,45 . Exemplo disso é o reconhecimento da dimensão espiritual na avaliação adequada da dor total, importantíssimo para o controle do sintoma, já que o estado espiritual do paciente pode ter influência direta na percepção da dor como sofrimento 45 .…”

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A Influência da Espiritualidade e da Religiosidade na Aceitação da Doença e no Tratamento de Pacientes Oncológicos: Revisão Integrativa da Literatura

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Freire

Silveira

et al. 2020

Rev. Brasileira.De.Cancerologia

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Introdução: A religiosidade e a espiritualidade são fatores impares na saúde do ser humano. Elas servem de auxílio para lidar com o câncer em seu processo de história natural. Objetivo: Analisar a produção cientifica nacional e internacional, acerca dos temas espiritualidade, religiosidade e pacientes oncológicos. Método: Revisão integrativa de literatura sobre a influência da espiritualidade e da religiosidade em pacientes oncológicos, nas bases de dados SciELO, MEDLINE e EBSCO e nos idiomas português e inglês, que buscou artigos publicados entre janeiro de 2009 a janeiro de 2019. Resultados: Oito artigos relataram a influência da religiosidade e da espiritualidade desde o momento do diagnóstico do câncer até a aceitação do tratamento. Dez artigos relataram que ambas servem como apoio, chance de encarar a vida e a morte de forma diferentes e de melhorar a qualidade de vida e bem-estar do paciente. A religiosidade e a espiritualidade ajudam os pacientes com as consequências do câncer e influenciarão a sua vida e o seu modo de viver durante o tratamento. Além disso, constituem uma estratégia que legitima e ameniza a incerteza diante das questões de caráter moral, pessoal e social, relativas a condição oncológica crônica. Conclusão: O apego a espiritualidade e a religiosidade influencia positivamente na saúde biopsicossocial do paciente com câncer. Ademais, pacientes dotados de espiritualidade e religiosidade podem apresentar melhor maior aceitação do câncer do tratamento, além de maior esperança e positividade no decorrer da doença.

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“…The electronic search strategy retrieved 588 studies; of these, 512 were excluded after reading the title and abstract for not meeting the eligibility criteria, and eight for being duplicated. Thus, the full analysis of 68 studies was carried out, and of that process, 13 studies [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] met the eligibility criteria and were included in the review. The 13 articles included were published from 2007 to 2018, mostly between 2012 and 2018.…”

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“…The relationship between spirituality and pain was significant in six studies. Nine studies [21][22][23][25][26][27][28]31,32 showed that spirituality contributes to the positive coping of pain. Only one 29 sought correlations between spirituality and pain, but without significant results.…”

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“…In the case report analyzed 21 , whose goal was to present the integration of spiritual aspects to the health and disease process of a female patient with pancreatic cancer, evangelical and former "mãe de santo" (a religious leader of some African-Brazilian religions) for 27 years. She realized that the use of painkillers, together with reading the Bible, prayer, and meditation, influenced the reduction of pain.…”

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Spirituality in coping with pain in oncological patients: systematic review

Oliveira¹,

Vasconcelos²,

Amaral³

et al. 2020

Brazilian Journal of Pain

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:The relationship between spirituality and cancer coping is still a challenge for comprehensive health care. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze whether the level of spirituality directly interferes with clinical markers, such as pain intensity in people with cancer. The present study aims to investigate the relationship between spirituality and pain coping and the strategies used in adult cancer patients. CONTENTS: This is a systematic review, registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews: CRD42018108835. The search was performed in Pubmed, Medline, LILACS, Scielo, and ScienceDirect databases until May 2019, available in all languages. The search strategy was defined for the PubMed database as a parameter: (neoplasms or cancer) AND (spirituality) AND (pain). Adults patients with cancer of both genders who faced pain were studied. Studies that did not address the pain associated with spirituality were excluded. Of the 588 studies found, 13 were eligible. Among these, nine studies showed that spirituality contributes to positive pain coping. Regarding the level of spirituality, higher spiritual well-being was associated with lower pain intensity in three studies. The spiritual strategies used were mindfulness, meditation, relaxation, prayer, support from religious leaders and members.

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Spiritual dimension of pain and suffering control of advanced cancer patient. Case report

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

Spirituality in Coping with Pain in Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

Spirituality in Coping with Pain in Cancer Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

A Influência da Espiritualidade e da Religiosidade na Aceitação da Doença e no Tratamento de Pacientes Oncológicos: Revisão Integrativa da Literatura

Spirituality in coping with pain in oncological patients: systematic review

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