Práticas integrativas e complementares em saúde no SUS: uma revisão integrativa.

Abstract

Introduction: Integrative and Complementary Practices is a designation that the Ministry of Health gave to what the literature calls Alternative and Complementary Medicines. They can be seen as an important healthcare strategy, especially because they consider the person in their entirety, differentiating themselves from the biomedical model. Objective: To summarize the evidence available in the literature on the provision of Integrative and Complementary Health Practices and their inclusion in the routine care of healthcare professionals in the SUS. Method: Integrative review, whose information was consulted in the Virtual Health Library BVS, in the Scientific Electronic Library Online databases, with a time frame of publications from 2020 to 2024. The search was carried out from December 2024 to February 2025. Results and Discussion: A total of 13 studies were included, 10 (76.92%) related to the benefits and perception of health professionals regarding Integrative and Complementary Practices in Primary Health Care, 01 (7.69%) related to the perception of users regarding Integrative and Complementary Practices in the health service and 02 (15.38%) related to the invisibility in the process of inserting therapies in the public health network. Several studies have emphasized the benefits of these practices to patients/users in different care settings and for many purposes, whether for stabilization, providing comfort or improving clinical conditions. Furthermore, the need to include Integrative and Complementary Practices in professional training and continuing education in health services shows a gap in the implementation of these therapies at all levels of health care. Conclusion: In the summarized studies, it was observed that PICS represent an advance in the health care model, integrating science, culture and care to offer a better quality of life to the population. These therapies, especially due to their variety, have shown themselves to be a health care capable of dialoguing well in all the care axes of the SUS and contributing to the humanization of care, reducing anxiety, relieving pain, promoting a complete recovery of the individual. Finally, it is urgent to encourage the expansion of other studies on these practices, providing an opportunity for further study and visibility on the subject in academic and public management settings, reaching the legislative and executive powers with regard to the functioning of the SUS.