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Analysis of the nature of spiritual pain in terminal patients and the resignification process through the relaxation, mental images and spirituality (RIME) intervention Análisis de la naturaleza del dolor espiritual presentado por pacientes terminales y el proceso de elaboración de un nuevo significado a través de la intervención de relajamiento, imágenes mentales y espiritualidad (RIME) Análise da natureza da dor espiritual apresentada por pacientes terminais e o processo de sua re-significação através da intervenção relaxamento, imagens mentais e espiritualidade (RIME)

Ana Catarina Araújo Elias, Joel Sales Giglio, Cibele Andrucioli de Mattos Pimenta

Revista latino-americana de enfermagem September 5, 2013 DOI: 10.1590/s0104-11692008000600004 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Mixed-methods qualitative and quantitative study Peer reviewed
Sample size 11
Population Terminally ill patients treated in public hospitals
Intervention RIME intervention
Topics Near-death experience
Keywords Dolor Cuidados paliativos Técnicas de relajación Psicoterapia breve Terapias complementarias Espiritualidade Dor Técnicas de relaxamento Terapias complementares Humanização da assistência Morte Spirituality Pain Hospice care Relaxation techniques Psychotherapy, brief Complementary therapies Humanization of assistance
Key findings The authors suggest that the RIME intervention promoted quality of life during the dying process and fostered more serenity and dignity in the face of death. Qualitatively, prevalent themes included fear of dying through denial of the clinical condition's severity, fear of dying through awareness of its severity, and fear of postmortem disintegration or being affectively forgotten.

Abstract

Objective: To understand Spiritual Pain and the new meaning it takes on using the RIME intervention. Subjects and

Methods: Eleven terminally ill patients (n=11), treated at public hospitals, received care from six professionals trained for RIME application. The methods used were both qualitative, through phenomenology, and quantitative, based on the descriptive method, using the Wilcoxon Test.

Results: In the qualitative approach, six categories and eleven subcategories were found. The prevailing categories were: fear of dying by denying the severity of the clinical condition (n=5); fear of dying by realizing the severity of the clinical condition (n=5); fear of postmortem due to disintegration or feeling of non-existence, of being affectively forgotten (n=5). In the quantitative analysis, a statistically significant difference (p<0.0001) was noted.

Conclusion: The results suggested that RIME promoted quality of life in the dying process, as well as more serenity and dignity in the face of death. OBJETIVO: Estudiar la naturaleza del Dolor Espiritual y el proceso de elaboración de un nuevo significado durante la aplicación de la Intervención RIME. Sujetos y métodos: Once pacientes terminales (n=11), tratados en hospitales públicos, por seis profesionales entrenados para aplicar la RIME. Los métodos utilizados fueron el cualitativo con base en la fenomenología y el cuantitativo, a través del descriptivo, utilizándose la Prueba Wilcoxon. RESULTADOS: En el abordaje cualitativo fueron encontradas seis categorías y once subcategorías. Las categorías que prevalecieron fueron: miedo de la muerte por negación de la gravedad del cuadro clínico (n=5); miedo de la muerte por percepción de la gravedad del cuadro clínico (n=5); miedo de la post-muerte por el sentimiento de desintegración, de dejar de existir, de ser afectivamente olvidado (n=5). En el análisis cuantitativo se observó una diferencia estadísticamente significativa (p<0,0001). CONCLUSIÓN: Los resultados sugirieron que la RIME promovió la calidad de vida en el proceso de morir, así como propició más serenidad y dignidad delante de la muerte. OBJETIVO: Estudar a natureza da Dor Espiritual e sua re-significação durante a aplicação da Intervenção RIME. Sujeitos e métodos: Onze pacientes terminais (n=11), tratados em hospitais públicos, por seis profissionais treinados para aplicar a RIME. Os métodos utilizados foram o qualitativo com base na fenomenologia e o quantitativo, através do descritivo, utilizando-se o Teste Wilcoxon. RESULTADOS: Na abordagem qualitativa foram encontradas seis categorias e onze subcategorias. As categorias prevalentes foram: medo da morte por negação da gravidade do quadro clínico (n=5); medo da morte por percepção da gravidade do quadro clínico (n=5); medo do pós-morte pelo sentimento de desintegração, de inexistir, de ser afetivamente esquecido (n=5). Na análise quantitativa observou-se diferença estatisticamente significativa (p<0,0001). CONCLUSÃO: Os resultados sugeriram que a RIME promoveu qualidade de vida no processo de morrer, assim como mais serenidade e dignidade perante a morte.

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