Religião e saúde: a espiritualidade cristã no tratamento da dor crônica em pacientes de fisioterapia

Abstract

Brazilian society is marked by the presence of religion in all spheres. In the health area it is no different. The influence of religion in the search for healing, relief of bodily, mental and spiritual pain and illness is indeed great. It is known that since antiquity, spirituality and health have gone hand in hand when it comes to caring for people. In order to find out how religious beliefs and behaviors are related to or interfere with health, lately several investigations have been carried out on the relationship between religiosity and health. Religiosity, Spirituality and Health were interconnected throughout the historical course of humanity, thus having a great influence on the performance of health professionals, arousing a growing interest among clinicians and researchers in this area. For some authors, religion is a psychological and social factor that has a great influence on people's health. This study aims to present the extent to which religion and spirituality can influence the treatment of chronic pain in physiotherapy patients. Through the methodology used through basic empirical research of a qualitative nature, the research demonstrated that religion and spirituality can be important in personal coping strategies for chronic pain, becoming important allies in health treatment, showing that religion and spirituality positively influence people's health status. Through it, it became clear to the researcher that health professionals should be encouraged to seek to know more about Spirituality and how it positively influences the recovery of the patient. And that with such research, that the theme becomes a subject of the curriculum in courses in the health area. And that lectures can be assembled and presented at conferences, seminars and places where they deal with human health.