SPIRITUALITY OF PATIENTS IN THE FACE OF CANCER: A SCOPING REVIEW PROTOCOL
Spirituality, oncology, cancer, coping, integrality in Health
INTRODUCTION: Spirituality is valued as technology is no longer able to provide healing solutions. Spiritual well-being is a domain of quality of life when it is related to cancer. Spirituality is recognized for helping the individual feel better about themselves and the environment around them and being a source of support and hope after diagnosis and during treatment. OBJECTIVE: To map how spirituality is conceived by patients in the process of care and coping with cancer. METHOD: this is a scoping review protocol developed according to Arksey and O'Malley and Levac et al, based on the Joanna Briggs Institute manual, and guided by the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). The records will be mapped in the Virtual Health Library database. Data will be summarized qualitatively through thematic analysis. Preliminary results will be presented to interested parties for analysis of studies and development of strategies for improvement. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The results will be disseminated through publication in an open access scientific journal. It can be extended to national and/or international congresses in the area of public health. Ethical approval will be obtained due to stakeholder consultation, but will not involve direct patient participation.