Objective:

To assess temporal variation and correlation between spiritual well-being and spiritual/religious coping in people with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis.

Methodology:

Longitudinal, descriptive and analytical study. Initial sample was composed of 118 participants, but at the end of data collection, there was a loss of 31 participants, which is why the sample was reduced to 87. A socio-demographic and clinical questionnaire, the Brief Spiritual/ Religious Coping Scale (Brief-SRCOPE Scale), and The Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWB) were applied using interviews. Data collection were carried out in three stages, at two-month frequent intervals.

Results:

It was found that people with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis tend to resort spiritual and religious coping. The spiritual/religious coping mean positive was 3.34, reflecting a high score. On the other hand, total SWB and the religious SWB were significantly associated with the importance given to spirituality/religion (p < 0.001).

Conclusions:

Patients with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis make use of spiritual/religious coping positively and significantly; likewise, they regard religion/spirituality as important in their lives.

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