Práticas integrativas, espirituais e qualidade de vida do paciente com câncer durante o tratamento / Integrative, spiritual practices and quality of life of cancer patients during treatment

RESUMO

Objetivou-se identificar o uso de práticas integrativas, espirituais e avaliar a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde de pacientes adultos com câncer durante o tratamento quimioterápico. Pesquisa quantitativa e transversal realizada com 275 pacientes durante quimioterapia em um hospital de Minas Gerais. Instrumentos utilizados questionário sociodemográfico e clínico e Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core30 (QLQ-C30) com análise de dados pelo software Statistical Packagefor theSocial Sciences (SPSS) (for Windows). A maioria dos entrevistados era mulher, entre 40 a 79 anos, casadas, aposentadas, com baixo nível de escolaridade e baixa renda. Os cânceres mais prevalentes foram colorretal, mama e estômago. Apenas 13 (4,9%) pacientes utilizavam alguma prática integrativa como fitoterapia, homeopatia, meditação, floral e acupuntura. Cerca de 94 (34,2%) indivíduos realizavam terapia espiritual com predominância da oração, passes, água fluidificada e promessa. Houve nível adequado/satisfatório (escores entre 50 e 70) da qualidade de vida e das funções avaliadas

ABSTRACT

The objective was to identify the use of integrative, spiritual practices and to evaluate the quality of life related to the health of adult cancer patients during the chemotherapy treatment. Quantitative and cross-sectional research conducted with 275 patients during chemotherapy at a hospital in Minas Gerais. Instruments used Sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire and Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core30 (QLQ-C30) with data analysis by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software (for Windows). Most of the interviewees were women, between 40 and 79 years old, married, retired, with low education level and low income. The most prevalent cancers were colorectal, breast and stomach. Only 13 (4.9%) patients used some integrative practice such as phytotherapy, homeopathy, meditation, floral and acupuncture. About 94 (34.2%) individuals performed spiritual therapy with predominance of prayer, passes, fluidized water and promise. There was an adequate/satisfactory level (scores between 50 and 70) of quality of life and functions evaluated.