Medicina e espiritualidade: o perfil de estudantes e médicos de uma escola médica brasileira / Medicine and spirituality: the profile of students and physicians at a Brazilian medical school
Avaliaram-se 234 participantes. A maioria acredita em uma força superior. A espiritualidade foi maior entre médicos já formados e entre pessoas do sexofeminino. A maioria acredita que a formação universitária não prepara o médico para abordar o tema com os pacientes. Apesar dessa limitação, a maioria já abordou a espiritualidade com seus pacientes.
Conclusão:
Médicos e estudantes de Medicina consideram importante contemplar, de maneira ecumênica e respeitosa, aspectos espirituais dos pacientes. Apesar disso, consideram que não receberam preparo suficiente na escola médica para essa abordagem.
Abstract
Introduction:
Scientific research indicates that spiritualityplays an important role in the daily life of most patients. Moreover, there are studies indicating that religious activities and beliefs may be related to better health and quality of life1.
a total of 234 participants were evaluated. Most believe in a higher power. Spirituality was higher among doctors who had already graduated and among females. Most believe that universityeducation does not prepare doctors to address the topic with the patients. Despite this limitation, most have already discussed spirituality with their patients.
Conclusion:
Doctors and medical students consider it important to contemplate spiritual aspects of patients using an ecumenical and respectful approach. Nevertheless, they consider they were not sufficiently prepared in medical school for this approach.