La dimensión espiritual en el cuidado de las personas con cáncer: una revisión integradora.

Justification: To clarify what makes up the spiritual care and also invest in studies to clarify on it in the care of people with cancer. Objective: To identify nursing activities, directed to adult patients with cancer, which make up the spiritual care. Methods: Integrative review conducted on the BDENF, CINAHL and PubMed databases using the keywords "nursing care", "spirituality", "neoplasm" and "adultery". We used the following inclusion criteria items in Portu guese, English and Spanish; with abstracts available and to answer the question: "What are the nursing activities directed to the spiritual care of the adult with cancer?". Results: Eight studies were selected for the sample. Nursing staff provided some spiritual care of the patient with cancer, among them were: perform meditation and arrange to visit religious leader. Conclusion: Nurses play activities that encompass the spiritual care the person with cancer. However, we need that care be performed by means of scientific background with good evidence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]