Integrative and complementary practices in Primary Health Care: experience report

Abstract

Objective: To report the experience of master's students about the use of Integrative and Complementary Practices as an instrument for building comprehensive health care in a Basic Health Unit by health professionals in the service. Data synthesis: It is a report of an experience of a descriptive nature, which was carried out through the field practice of a group of master's students in the Postgraduate Program in Nursing and Health at the State University of Southwest Bahia, Brazil. The experience took place at a Health Unit in the interior of Bahis, from November 21 to 25, 2018. At the time, students were offered some experiences with Integrative and Complementary Practices, such as Thetahealing, Hypnosis, Chiropractic and Thermalism. The use of these aforementioned practices allowed us to expand our view of personal and community health care. In addition to well-being and stress relief, the experiences served to prove the benefits, improve knowledge for activities in teaching about Integrative and Complementary Practices, being in fact a flattering and important experience, as it provided knowledge in practice before only seen in theory. Conclusion: It was observed as a fundamental element for the execution of the different health professions, the experience of field practice with integrative therapies, especially for master students and future teachers. Thus, it is necessary that the knowledge acquired from this experience be replicated in other health environments, spreading the knowledge about public policies with users, professionals and the academic community.