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O estudo da espiritualidade e a sua relação com a saúde mental e geral, sobretudo,
associada ao envelhecimento, continua ainda muito escasso a nível nacional. Assim, o
presente estudo tem como objetivo avaliar a relação entre a espiritualidade e a saúde mental e
geral nos idosos institucionalizados. Trata-se de uma investigação quantitativa, do tipo
observacional, descritivo e correlacional, transversal e entre-sujeitos. A amostra foi composta
por 55 idosos, utentes da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Braga (SCMB), de ambos os géneros,
com idades compreendidas entre os 55 e os 99 anos. Os instrumentos utilizados foram a
Escala de Avaliação da Espiritualidade (EE), o Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), o Short-Form
Health Survey (MOS SF-36v2) e um Questionário sociodemográfico complementar. Os
resultados evidenciam que estamos perante uma amostra de sujeitos com elevada
espiritualidade, sem problemas psicopatológicos e saúde física satisfatória, sendo as
dimensões menos elevadas o desenvolvimento emocional e funcionamento físico. Para além
disso, constatamos uma associação estatisticamente significativa negativa entre as dimensões
da espiritualidade e as do BSI e uma associação significativa positiva entre as dimensões da
espiritualidade e o funcionamento social do SF-36 v2. Por fim, relativamente à variação dos
resultados da espiritualidade em função das variáveis sociodemográficas, verificamos que as
mulheres apresentam resultados significativamente superiores nas duas dimensões, as pessoas
mais velhas apresentam resultados significativamente superiores na dimensão crenças e os
idosos que não foram à escola mas sabem ler/escrever também apresentam resultados
superiores nessa dimensão. Não se verificaram diferenças em função do estado civil. Uma vez
que esta é uma temática pouco estudada em Portugal, esperamos ter contribuído para o
aprofundamento do conhecimento nesta área e que novos estudos continuem a incidir sobre a
mesma, de forma a conseguirmos desenvolver programas de intervenção cada vez mais
eficazes e direcionados para a promoção do bem-estar nos idosos e de um processo de
envelhecimento saudável.
The study of spirituality and its relationship to mental and general health, especially associated with aging, is still very scarce nationwide. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the relationship between spirituality and general and mental health in institutionalized elderly. This is a quantitative research, observational, descriptive and correlational and cross-sectional between -subjects. The sample consisted of 55 elderly users of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Braga (SCMB), of both genders, aged 55 to 99 years. The instruments used were the Spirituality Assessment Scale (EE), the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), the Short-Form Health Survey (MOS SF - 36v2) and a complementary socio-demographic questionnaire. The results show that we have a sample of subjects with high spirituality without psychopathological problems and satisfactory physical health, and the lower dimensions were emotional development and physical functioning. In addition, we found a statistically significant negative association between dimensions of spirituality and the BSI and a significant positive association between dimensions of spirituality and social functioning of the SF -36. Finally, compared to the variation of the results of spirituality in relation to sociodemographic variables, we found that women had significantly higher results in the two dimensions, older people have significantly higher results in dimension beliefs and seniors who have not been to school but can read/write also feature superior results in that dimension. There were no differences according to marital status. Since this is a subject little studied in Portugal, we hope to have contributed to the deepening of knowledge in this area and that new studies continue to focus on the same, so we can develop interventions increasingly effective and targeted programs to promote welfare for the elderly and a process of healthy aging.
The study of spirituality and its relationship to mental and general health, especially associated with aging, is still very scarce nationwide. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the relationship between spirituality and general and mental health in institutionalized elderly. This is a quantitative research, observational, descriptive and correlational and cross-sectional between -subjects. The sample consisted of 55 elderly users of the Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Braga (SCMB), of both genders, aged 55 to 99 years. The instruments used were the Spirituality Assessment Scale (EE), the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), the Short-Form Health Survey (MOS SF - 36v2) and a complementary socio-demographic questionnaire. The results show that we have a sample of subjects with high spirituality without psychopathological problems and satisfactory physical health, and the lower dimensions were emotional development and physical functioning. In addition, we found a statistically significant negative association between dimensions of spirituality and the BSI and a significant positive association between dimensions of spirituality and social functioning of the SF -36. Finally, compared to the variation of the results of spirituality in relation to sociodemographic variables, we found that women had significantly higher results in the two dimensions, older people have significantly higher results in dimension beliefs and seniors who have not been to school but can read/write also feature superior results in that dimension. There were no differences according to marital status. Since this is a subject little studied in Portugal, we hope to have contributed to the deepening of knowledge in this area and that new studies continue to focus on the same, so we can develop interventions increasingly effective and targeted programs to promote welfare for the elderly and a process of healthy aging.
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Prática religiosa Religiosidade/espiritualidade Saúde mental Saúde física Idosos institucionalizados Religious practice Religiosity/spirituality Mental health Physical health Institutionalized elderly