Abstract
Objective: To understand the conception of caregivers of children with cancer about spirituality and its influence on the course of the disease. Methods: Qualitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study carried out in a public hospital, whose sample consisted of 13 caregivers of children with cancer who accompanied their children during cancer treatment. Data were collected in January 2020 through an interview consisting of a personal identification script and a semi-structured interview. For the analysis of the results and the discussion, the methodological framework of Thematic Content Analysis was used. Results: The categories listed were: spirituality as a synonym for faith and spirituality as a way of coping and strengthening. The caregivers participating in this research addressed their perceptions related to faith and spirituality, it was observed that the caregivers' faith was used as a support of hope to face the diagnosis of the child's disease and to keep the family structured, being also responsible for the progress of the treatment. antineoplastic. Conclusion: It was unveiled in this study that spirituality for caregivers of cancer children has become an important tool for the cancer cycle experienced by them and by the child, able to help them in the moment of discovery of the disease, lasting throughout the treatment.