THE SPIRITUALITY OF ONCOLOGY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Objective: To identify the influence of spirituality on the work of oncology health professionals from two hospitals in the North of Minas Gerais. Method: the study is a quantitative, cross-sectional and descriptive research. Guiding question: influence of spirituality on the work of oncology health professionals. Results: no health professional is considered totally without spirituality, 15.9% consider themselves very religious and 84.1% consider themselves moderately religious; and when asked: how much do you consider yourself a spiritual person? 15.9% consider themselves very spiritualized and 84.1% consider themselves moderately spiritualized. In the interpretation of the results it is noticed that the participants do not know how to distinguish religiosity from spirituality, because it was exactly the same result. Conclusion: the present research shows a low tendency as to the frequency with which these professionals seek for a religious support. It was also verified the shortage of religious support services in the hospital.