Spirituality associated with the behavioral modulation of patients in the processes of health and illness - an experience report

Spirituality, not always linked to a religion, has the ability to modulate the patient's behavior in the face of adversity, such as illness, manifesting itself through Positive Spiritual Religious Coping, which most of the time results in a better prognosis, or Negative Spiritual Religious Coping, characterized by discontent in relation to one's belief, reflecting in interpersonal conflicts and with oneself, resulting in the worst coping with the moment and the ongoing pathology. From this perspective, the World Health Organization recognized Spirituality as an intrinsic aspect of the human being, including the term in the new concept of health. The observation of the significance of S/R for the way patients view their illness and treatment was the object of discussion in this study, with reflections on the phenomenon of Positive and Negative Spiritual Religious Coping, as well as the consequent impact of coping on patients' health and quality of life. This is a descriptive study, of the experience report type, whose characteristic is the description of the experience of situations from the first to the tenth period of the medical course, in which the connection between spirituality and the circumstances of the patient and the observer were observed during the moments of consultation. These observations reinforce the need for updating in the area and for debates among the clinical staff on how, in medical practice, health professionals should see the patient holistically and understand beliefs, dogmas and values to provide the best care and achieve the best outcome for the patient, welcoming the patient beyond the disease.