SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS COPING IN AN ICU: REFLECTIONS ON THE INTEGRATION OF SPIRITUALITY INTO HEALTH CARE

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Published: Dec 28, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5752/P.1983-2478.2017v12n22p303
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Spiritual/Religious Coping, Interdisciplinary, Bioethics, Psychology, Practical Theology

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Mary Rute Gomes Esperandio
PUC PR
Renate Brigitte Michel
PUC PR
Heitor Augusto Colli Trebien
PUC PR
Cláudia Lúcia Menegatti

Abstract

The experience of having a family member hospitalized in an ICU is stressful, leading the individual to search for support to deal with such a situation. This study aimed to understand specifically the spiritual resources used by families in facing the situation of a family member hospitalization in an ICU of an emergency and trauma hospital. Forty family members were interviewed. Of these, 24 (60%) reported using religion as the main coping method and 13 of them (54,1%) changed their religious practices in such a situation. Prayer was the most used strategy by 20 participants (83,33%). After 6 months, the majority of participants had maintained or even increased their religious practices. The study indicates that spirituality/religiosity is an important factor in facing situations in which life is threatened, being relevant its integration into the care practices by the multidisciplinary hospital team. It also highlights that as with other aspects of intensive care, interdisciplinary collaboration is essential when it comes to the integration of spirituality into the health care.

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RUTE GOMES ESPERANDIO, Mary; BRIGITTE MICHEL, Renate; AUGUSTO COLLI TREBIEN, Heitor; LÚCIA MENEGATTI, Cláudia. SPIRITUAL/RELIGIOUS COPING IN AN ICU: REFLECTIONS ON THE INTEGRATION OF SPIRITUALITY INTO HEALTH CARE. INTERAÇÕES, Belo Horizonte, v. 12, n. 22, p. 303–322, 2017. DOI: 10.5752/P.1983-2478.2017v12n22p303. Disponível em: https://periodicos.pucminas.br/interacoes/article/view/P.1983-2478.2017v12n22p303. Acesso em: 25 oct. 2025.
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Vol. 12 No. 22 (2017): Dossier: Religious issues in Latin America
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Author Biographies

Mary Rute Gomes Esperandio, PUC PR

Psicóloga (CRP 08/13082). Doutora em Teologia. Pós-Doutora em Psicologia da Religião. Professora Adjunta no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Teologia e no no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioética da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná-PUCPR.

Renate Brigitte Michel, PUC PR

Psicóloga (CRP 08/01095). Mestre em Educação. Professora do Curso de Graduação em Psicologia na PUCPR. Doutoranda em Teologia no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Teologia da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – PUCPR.

Heitor Augusto Colli Trebien, PUC PR

Graduando em Psicologia na PUCPR. Pesquisador PIBIC.

Cláudia Lúcia Menegatti

Psicóloga (CRP 08/04989). Doutora em Saúde da Criança e Adolescente. Professora do Curso de Graduação em Psicologia na Universidade Católica do Paraná – PUCPR.

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