Integration and complementary practices in the sus: therapeutic touch

The health outcomes associated with individualized nursing care are essential to guarantee the quality of the same, so it is a priority to study it. This study aims to identify in the literature the benefits of Therapeutic Touch (TT) in health rehabilitation. Justified by the encouragement of training and research carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO), it strengthens the insertion, recognition and regulation of these practices in the National Health Systems. TT is a vibrational therapeutic practice with hands use as a facilitator of the healing process . It broadens the offerings of care and rationalization of health actions, besides providing benefits capable of increasing well-being, reducing pain, emotional imbalances, quality of sleep and promoting self-care. The systematic review of the literature in consultation with the Virtual Health Library, between 2007 and 2017, using the PICO method to construct the guiding question: What does scientific literature indicate as benefits of the Therapeutic Touch method? The research identified 577 articles in the global universe, which after the exclusion criteria remained four that were worked on in the discussion and results since work. As considerable results, we identified a direct response to stress reduction; increased satisfaction with nursing care, as well as health / illness information, symptom management, and drug regimen. It is concluded that in the analyzed studies the PICs in particular the TT have satisfactory results, and also needs a good qualification of the therapist who performs the practice, as well as it is necessary to advance new research in this area.