Opinions and attitudes on the relationship between spirituality, religiosity and health: A comparison between nursing students from Brazil and Portugal

ConclusionAlthough different opinions and attitudes were found between Brazilian and Portuguese nursing students, more training in these issues should be implemented in the undergraduate education. Cross‐cultural studies could help fostering a broad discussion in the field.
Relevance to clinical practiceThese findings could contribute to raise awareness on the importance of improving the training of relational competencies that prepare students to address the dimension of spirituality and religiosity with their patients.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Journal of Clinical Nursing - March 8, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Roc ío de Diego Cordero, Bárbara Badanta Romero, Filomena Adelaide de Matos, Emília Costa, Daniele Corcioli Mendes Espinha, Claudia de Souza Tomasso, Alessandra Lamas Granero Lucchetti, Giancarlo Lucchetti Tags: Original Article Source Type: research