A rela??o entre medicina e espiritualidade ? alvo de estudos da atualidade, cujos resultados evidenciam associa??o positiva com comportamentos saud?veis. No entanto, h? uma lacuna de tal abordagem na forma??o em sa?de. O presente projeto de extens?o objetiva construir com estudantes de medicina substrato te?rico e viv?ncias pr?ticas na abordagem da espiritualidade de pacientes institucionalizados atrav?s de question?rios validados como o FICA. As interven??es com as atividades registradas e discutidas com os professores visam ofertar cuidado humanizado e valorizar a integralidade dos sujeitos. A an?lise qualitativa dos dados revelou aus?ncia de abordagem pr?via da espiritualidade dos pacientes, cuja maioria manifestou interesse nessa interven??o. ? relevante para o m?dico saber o momento e a forma adequada dessa abordagem visando ? singularidade de cada caso.The relationship between medicine and spirituality is subject of current
studies, whose results show a positive association with healthy behaviors. However,
there is a lack of such approach in healthcare education. The objectives of this
extension project were to build together with medical students theoretical and
practical experiences in approaching the spirituality of institutionalized patients
through validated questionnaires, such as FICA. The interventions with the activities
record and discussion with professors aim to offer humanized care and to value the
integrality of these individuals. Qualitative data analysis revealed a lack of previous
approach to the spirituality of the patients, whom (most of them) expressed interest in
this intervention. It is relevant for the physician to know the timing and appropriate
way of this approach aiming at the uniqueness of each case
