Spirituality / religiosity of Elderly Front to Health Care: Scope of Review

Abstract

Identify the published evidence on spirituality/religiosity of elderly people facing health care.It is a scope review, based on the recommendations of the JBI Manual for EvidenceSynthesisand Prisma-ScR. Searches were performed by two reviewers in the PubMed,LILACS, Science Direct and BDTD databases by the association of descriptors, includingstudies according to the inclusion criteria. A total of 3,129 publications were identified,selecting 13 studies that highlighted spirituality/religiousness as a way to manage health care.Evidence revealed that religious practices, faith and beliefs feed spirituality with positivefeelings, providing an understanding of the health-disease process for managing choices, selfcareand coping with pathologies. This study contributes to the professionals' reflection,expanding the perspective of care in the spiritual dimension, as well as stimulating furtherfuture research.