Spirituality in Family Practice
an integrative review
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Spirituality, Primary health care, Patient-centered care, Integrality in health.Abstract
Spirituality is another aspect of health care and its importance in clinical practice in primary health care is perceived every day. To explain spirituality; to analyze the perception of spirituality by users of the Basic Health Units and doctors; and to discuss how it can be learned and developed in the medical field and in residency in Family Practice. An integrative review carried out in the Bireme and PubMed databases with the descriptors "Spirituality" and "Primary Health Care" combined with the Boolean operator AND. From 9 selected articles, thematic cores were developed with the synthesis of quantitative and qualitative information: concept of health, spirituality, spirituality instrument, perception of doctors and patients, perception and attitude of doctors, perception of users, and teaching of spiritual care. Spirituality is understood as a motivating force that governs decisions and guides the individual as a component of health. It should be considered in the daily practice of primary care in contexts of health promotion, distinct comorbidities and community approach. Spiritual care is based on the basic principle of person-centered medicine, respecting individualities through active and respectful listening.
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