Relationships between religiosity/spirituality and quality of life:

an integrative literature review

Keywords: quality of life, spirituality, religiosity

Abstract

Studies indicate that religiosity (R) and spirituality (S) have an important role in helping the perception of quality of life (QoL). An integrative literature review was developed, aiming to observe possible relations between R/E and QL from randomized and controlled studies. Data collection took place in May 2021, in SciELO, LILACS, and PubMed databases. After being submitted to thematic analysis, four categories emerged: 1) Relations between R/E and QL in patients with chronic diseases and elderly individuals; 2) Spiritual/Existential or Religious Well-Being and QL; 3) The Spiritual Religious Coping (SRB) phenomenon in the health-illness process; 4) Interventions linked to the spiritual/existential sphere. The results indicate that there are positive correlations between the dimensions of each construct of QL and R/E, and that R/E helps the individual in several aversive contexts

Author Biographies

Henrique Ribeiro Tavares, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)

Henrique Ribeiro Tavares - graduado em Psicologia pela Universidade São Judas Tadeu (2021) e, atualmente, cursa o mestrado em Educação: Psicologia da Educação na Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP). Tem formação em Logoterapia e Análise Existencial pelo Instituto de Psicologia e Logoterapia (2020). Atua como psicólogo clínico.

Caroline Oliveira da Silva , Universidade São Judas Tadeu

Graduada em Psicologia pela Universidade São Judas Tadeu (2021) e em Teologia pelo Centro Universitário Cesumar (2016). Atua como psicóloga clínica em consultório particular.

Published
2022-12-26
Issue
Vol 20 No 2 (2021)
Section
Artigos