Spiritual aspects of living with  spinal cord injury while in rehabilitation: a qualitative review

Liliana Roldão; Joana Romeiro; Tiago Casaleiro; Helga Martins; Sílvia Caldeira

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Background According to the World Health Organization, between 250,000 and 500,000 people worldwide sufer a spinal cord injury (SCI) each year, and more than 90% cases are traumatic. These injuries cause profound changes in life and have a negative implication on well-being and quality of life. Spirituality may represent a critical dimension in living and overcoming this condition which usually happens unexpectedly. As so, the healthcare approach considers a holistic paradigm in which individuals are unique and require dignity preserving care. This review aims to identify the spiritual aspects of the experience of adults living with SCI while in the rehabilitation process. Materials and methods This review included qualitative studies focusing on spiritual needs, spiritual responses, or spiritual practices of adults with SCI spinal cord injury while in rehabilitation process. No date limits were be applied. No language restrictions were be applied. The databases searched included CINAHL complete MEDLINE ,PubMed, Nursing and Allied Health Collection, CDSR (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews), PsycINFO, MedicLatina, and SciELO – Scientifc Electronic Library Online. The search for unpublished studies will include Open Grey, RCAAP (Portuguese open access scientifc repository), CAPES Brazil – Theses and dissertations. Study selection, critical appraisal, data extraction, and data synthesis were performed by two reviewers, as the review team was organized in each stage to guarantee independent and blind review. The synthesized fndings were graded according to the ConQual approach for establishing confdence in fndings. Software SUMARI was used to all reviewing process. Results Two synthesized fndings emerged: spiritual coping strategies used by patients living in this condition (related to beliefs and values); spiritual needs are expressed by these patients in diferent phases while in the rehabilitations, such as faith, hope, meaning and purpose. Conclusions Spiritual needs have been identifed and spirituality seem a coping mechanism used by these patients. The evidence from this qualitative review may inform new nursing intervention that can be implemented and tested.

Original language	English
Article number	P91
Pages (from-to)	41-41
Number of pages	1
Journal	BMC Proceedings
Volume	17
Issue number	Suppl 9
Publication status	Published - Aug 2023
Event	National Meeting of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Health (CIIS) - Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Sintra, Portugal Duration: 31 Mar 2023 → 1 Apr 2023

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Spirituality
Experience
Rehabilitation
Qualitative research
Injuries

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