Abstract
Abstract Aim: To reflect on the use of spiritual interventions and methods of psychological, theological and psychotherapeutic counseling applicable to nursing. Method: Theoretical reflection article, used to identify approximations and distances of counseling methods and spiritual interventions with Jean Watson's Theory of Human Care. Results: The critical analysis of methods of psychological, theological and psychotherapeutic counseling indicates approximations with the Theory of Human Care, promoting the improvement of spiritual interventions directed to patients in chemotherapy. Conclusion: From Jean Watson's Theory emerged a creative, original and unique advice in nursing. Implications for practice: Understanding counseling methods and spiritual interventions are important tools for the practice of oncological nursing, as well as enhancing the resources available to integrate spirituality and health.
Highlights
Spiritual suffering is very prevalent among cancer patients, affecting 42% of the elderly population with this diagnosis, revealing the importance of the implementation of spiritual care by nurses who assist this clientele.[1]
We explored counseling more deeply, an intervention defined by the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) as "the use of an interactive process of help focused on the needs, problems or feelings of patients and significant people to improve or support coping, problem solving and interpersonal relationships".7:4798
Postponing or responding to religious questions without proper preparation and technical competence can aggravate the spiritual suffering of patients
Summary
Spiritual suffering is very prevalent among cancer patients, affecting 42% of the elderly population with this diagnosis, revealing the importance of the implementation of spiritual care by nurses who assist this clientele.[1]. Spiritual interventions, when provided by nurses using an individual approach, may be effective in improving the spiritual and psychological well-being of patients.[6] These data point to the need to find strategies that facilitate the identification of spiritual suffering by nurses, and the knowledge necessary for the planning of adequate interventions. Among these interventions, we explored counseling more deeply, an intervention defined by the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) as "the use of an interactive process of help focused on the needs, problems or feelings of patients and significant people to improve or support coping, problem solving and interpersonal relationships".7:4798
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