Reiki: Prática de cuidado para profissionais da estratégia saúde da família

Abstract

Objective: To know how perceptions of professionals from Family Health teams about Reiki for their health, based on the experience provided by research-care. Method: Research-care, qualitative approach, developed with six professionals from two teams of the Family Health Strategy. The data were loaded by two unlinked, recorded and transcribed, carried out before and after the practice of care through six of Reiki in each participant, from February to November 2020. These were evaluated at thematic analysis. Results: The following themes emerged from the analysis: the daily work in the Family Health Strategy and Reiki as a care practice for professionals in the Family Health Strategy. The work routine changed and became more complex with a pandemic by Covid-19, with repercussions on the health of professionals in the Family Health Strategy. The main benefits perceived by Reiki therapy were: feelings of calm, patience, tranquility, relaxation, positive thoughts, better quality of sleep and decreased anxiety. Reiki favored self-knowledge, moments of reflection, greater emotional control, good interpersonal relationships and self-management of stress in the workplace. Conclusion: Reiki was perceived as a health-promoting and self-care practice, with positive effects on the physical, emotional and spiritual health of professionals in the Family Health Strategy.