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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0864-0319</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Enfermería]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Enfermer]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-0319</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0864-03192018000400018</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[El sentido de la vida como recurso espiritual para el cuidado en oncología]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The meaning of life as spiritual resource for care in oncology]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bueno Bejarano Vale de Medeiros]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Angelica Yolanda]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Nencetti Pereira Rocha]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Renata Carla]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos Pereira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eliane]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Costa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rose Mary]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Andrade Silva]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Rosa]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gil Moncayo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco Luís]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Federal Fluminense/UFF  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Rio de Janeiro ]]></addr-line>
<country>Brasil</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Institut Català d´Oncologia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Barcelona ]]></addr-line>
<country>Espanha</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2018</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-03192018000400018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-03192018000400018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-03192018000400018&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción:  Descubrir el sentido de la vida es una de las necesidades espirituales del ser humano, y funciona como un recurso interior para el enfrentamiento de las adversidades de una forma más positiva. Es considerado el motor fundamental para la existencia, ya que quién tiene por qué vivir puede soportar cualquier cómo hacerlo. Una de las enfermedades que más produce síntomas espirituales de pérdida del sentido de la vida es el cáncer.  Objetivo: Reflexionar sobre el sentido de la vida como un recurso espiritual de cuidado al paciente con enfermedad oncológica y para el profesional de enfermería que lo atiende.  Métodos: Estudio de análisis crítico, descriptivo y reflexivo, donde se consideraron libros de texto, artículos sobre el sentido de la vida y una revisión de la literatura que fue realizada en las bases de datos Medline, Bdenf y Lilacs a través de la Biblioteca Virtual en Salud BVS Brasil, mediante las siguientes palabras clave en inglés y operadores boléanos, para ampliar los resultados: ¨Cancer¨ AND ¨Nursing care¨ OR ¨Care¨ AND ¨Spirituality¨ AND ¨Meaning of Life¨. Fueron seleccionados los artículos originales y de revisión, nacionales e internacionales, publicados entre 2013 y 2016.  Conclusión: El sentido de la vida funciona para el paciente como un mecanismo de protección frente a la enfermedad, y proporciona una mejor sensación de bienestar espiritual y una mejor calidad de vida. Ya para los profesionales de la enfermería actúa como un recurso de cuidado espiritual para sí mismo, posibilita una mejor sensación de bienestar y adecuación a su función.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Discovering the meaning of life is one of the spiritual needs of the human being and functions as an internal resource for facing up to the adversities in a more positive way. It is considered as the fundamental driving force for human existence, since the person having reasons to be alive is able to endure hardship. One of the diseases causing spiritual symptoms of the loss of the meaning of life is cancer.  Objective:  To make a reflection on the meaning of life o spiritual resource for care of oncological patient and for the nursing professional taking care of him/her.  Methods:  Critical, descriptive and reflective study that analyzed textbooks, articles on the meaning of life and literture review and conducted in Medline, Bdef and Lilacs databases through the Virtual Library of Health in Brazil by using the following keywords in English and the Boolean operators to increase the results. Cancer AND "Nursing care" OR "Care" AND "Spirituality" AND "Meaning of Life". National and international original and review articles, which had been published from 2013 to 2016, were selected.  Conclusions:  The meaning of life works as a protective mechanism against disease in the patient and provides better perception of spiritual wellbeing and better queality of life. Regarding the nursing professionals, it acts as a resource of spiritual care for themselves, and makes better sensation of wellbeing and adaptation to their function possible.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[calidad de vida]]></kwd>
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