the importance of spirituality therapy and its elements; prayer, religiousworship, and prayer with god in nursing care

Spirituality is one of the aspects of human existence that manifests itself significantly in times ofcrisis and stress; it creates meaning in life and inspires one to face problems. the aim of this study is toinvestigate the importance of spirituality in nursing care.data source: related articles were searched from internal scientific databases and externaldatabases of web of ،scopus ،cochrane ،pubmed, science direct ،ovid, and google scholar.eligibility criteria included keywords of spirituality, religion, spirituality therapy, spiritual healthand nursing care searched from 2000 to 2019. the study exclusion criteria were inadequate information inthe study, lack of access to full text articles and reports. the study inclusion criteria were case-controlstudies, review articles, cohort articles, pilot studies, and clinical trials. at the end of the search, 74articles out of a total of 143 articles were reviewed.findings of this study showed that there was a statistically significant relationship betweenspirituality therapy and reduction of anxiety, depression and pain. it was also found that spiritualitytherapy improves psychological health and quality of life in cancer, hemodialysis and diabetic patientsand improves the quality of life of infertile women.spiritual nursing therapeutic intervention means taking into account the cultural and religiousbeliefs and spiritual care of patients in the therapy process and it is taking into account the transcendentdimension of those referred to hospital which leads them to the transcendent source. it is effective inreducing stress, depression, anxiety and pain in patients and enhancing the quality of life of patients withcancer and chronic diseases. the inclusion of spirituality in treatment and the inclusion of spiritual care inthe training program of those trained to provide health care services are essential and should be addressedby educational planners and educational authorities.