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La espiritualidad en caso de enfermedad grave y salud

Tracy A Balboni^1,2, Tyler J VanderWeele^3,4, Stephanie D Doan-Soares⁵

¹Departments of Radiation Oncology and Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.

|July 12, 2022

Resumen

La espiritualidad tiene un impacto significativo en las enfermedades graves y los resultados de la salud. La integración de la atención espiritual y la educación en la atención médica mejora el bienestar del paciente y la salud de la población.

Área de la Ciencia:

La ética médica
Salud pública
Gestión de la asistencia sanitaria

Sus antecedentes:

El papel de la espiritualidad en la enfermedad grave y la salud en general sigue siendo poco explorado a pesar de la evidencia emergente.
Se necesita una evaluación sistemática para entender el impacto de la espiritualidad en el cuidado del paciente y los resultados de la salud.

Objetivo del estudio:

Revisar sistemáticamente la evidencia existente sobre la espiritualidad en la enfermedad grave y la salud en general.
Identificar implicaciones viables para mejorar la atención al paciente y los resultados de salud.

Principales métodos:

Se realizó una búsqueda exhaustiva de la literatura de PubMed, PsycINFO y Web of Science (enero 2000-abril 2022).
Se incluyeron estudios con metodologías rigurosas y medidas de espiritualidad validadas, excluyendo aquellos con alto riesgo de sesgo.
Utilizó paneles multidisciplinarios de Delphi para la síntesis de evidencia, evaluación y derivación de las implicaciones del cuidado.

Principales resultados:

Para enfermedades graves: 371 artículos cumplieron con los criterios; la evidencia sólida apoya la incorporación de atención espiritual, educación y profesionales especializados.
Para los resultados de salud: 215 artículos cumplieron con los criterios; la evidencia sólida apoya el aprovechamiento de la comunidad espiritual para mejorar la salud del paciente y la población.
Más del 66% de los estudios incluidos tenían un riesgo de sesgo de bajo a moderado, lo que indicaba hallazgos confiables.

Conclusiones:

La evidencia de la más alta calidad y el consenso de los expertos destacan la importancia de la espiritualidad en la enfermedad grave y la salud.
Las implicaciones recomendadas se centran en integrar el cuidado espiritual, la educación y el reconocimiento de la espiritualidad como un determinante social de la salud.
Hace hincapié en un enfoque centrado en la persona, sensible al valor de la atención médica que incorpora dimensiones espirituales.

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