Abstract
Identify and analyze existing evidence regarding the benefits of spirituality and / or religiosity in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease. Integrative review carried out through consultation of databases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, Scientific Electronic Library Online, US National Library of Medicine and Scopus. The following descriptors were used: chronic kidney disease, spirituality and religion. Primary articles published by December 2017 were included. Twenty-six articles were selected, from which four thematic categories emerged: benefits as a modality of coping, perception of quality of life, mental health and improvement of renal function after transplantation. Benefits included those related to situational coping modalities, such as the strengthening of hope, social support and coping with pain; those related to mental health, such as the lower risk of suicide and fewer depressive symptoms; improvement in the perception of quality of life and in renal function after transplantation.
Highlights
INTRODUCTIONChronic Kidney Disease (CKD) consists of progressive and irreversible loss of renal functions, where in the most advanced phase the maintenance of the internal environment is severely impaired and there is a need to initiate dialytic treatment[1]
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) consists of progressive and irreversible loss of renal functions, where in the most advanced phase the maintenance of the internal environment is severely impaired and there is a need to initiate dialytic treatment[1].Worldwide, CKD has been identified as an important public health problem because it affects a significant portion of the population and implies high morbidity and mortality, causing poor quality of life for patients and high costs to the health system[2]
Review studies that considered the benefits of spirituality and/or religiosity in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease have been developed, it is evident that they were limited to specific groups of patients, such as peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis, or quality of life or self-care
Summary
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) consists of progressive and irreversible loss of renal functions, where in the most advanced phase the maintenance of the internal environment is severely impaired and there is a need to initiate dialytic treatment[1]. Review studies that considered the benefits of spirituality and/or religiosity in patients with Chronic Kidney Disease have been developed, it is evident that they were limited to specific groups of patients, such as peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis, or quality of life or self-care. In this context, the development of this research seeks to contribute to healing this knowledge gap. In view of the above, one wonders: what are the benefits of spirituality and/or religiosity for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease? With this research, we hope to increase understanding and clarify the benefits of spirituality and/or religiosity in patients with CKD, as well as their impact on treatment and its influence on the lives of these patients
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