Identify the published evidence on spirituality/religiosity of elderly people facing health care.
It is a scope review, based on the recommendations of the JBI Manual for Evidence
Synthesisand Prisma-ScR. Searches were performed by two reviewers in the PubMed,
LILACS, Science Direct and BDTD databases by the association of descriptors, including
studies according to the inclusion criteria. A total of 3,129 publications were identified,
selecting 13 studies that highlighted spirituality/religiousness as a way to manage health care.
Evidence revealed that religious practices, faith and beliefs feed spirituality with positive
feelings, providing an understanding of the health-disease process for managing choices, selfcare
and coping with pathologies. This study contributes to the professionals' reflection,
expanding the perspective of care in the spiritual dimension, as well as stimulating further
future research.