Orientador: Robison José Quitério / Resumo: Introdução: O Diabetes Mellitus do tipo 1 (DM1) é uma das principais disfunções metabólicas, que atinge crianças e adolescentes. O Reiki atua reequilibrando os campos de energia e criando condições necessárias para a cura natural do corpo e dos sistemas fisiológicos. Objetivo: Investigar o efeito do Reiki sobre a modulação autonômica da frequência cardíaca de pacientes diabéticos. Métodos: A amostra foi constituída de 15 pacientes com DM1, de ambos os sexos, idade entre 12 a 18 anos. O registro da frequência cardíaca (FC) e dos intervalos RR foi realizado continuamente na posição decúbito dorsal durante a aplicação da terapia Reiki nos pontos básico, sacral, plexo solar, cardíaco, laríngeo, frontal, coronário. Resultados: Os resultados obtidos foram que os índices da variabilidade da frequência cardíaca RMSSD, HF apresentaram diferenças ao comparar os momentos pré e pós intervenção. Conclusão: A aplicação de Reiki nos pontos aumenta a modulação autonômica da frequência cardíaca em pacientes diabéticos do tipo 1. / Abstract: Introduction: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DM1) is one of the major metabolic dysfunctions that affects children and adolescents. Reiki acts by rebalancing the energy fields and creating conditions necessary for the natural healing of the body and physiological systems. Objective: To investigate the effect of Reiki on the autonomic modulation of the heart rate of diabetic patients. Methods: The sample consisted of 15 patients with DM1 of both sexes, aged between 12 and 18 years. Heart rate (HR) and RR intervals were recorded continuously in the dorsal decubitus position during the application of Reiki therapy in the basal, sacral, solar plexus, cardiac, laryngeal, frontal and coronary points. Results: The results obtained were that the indexes of the heart rate variability RMSSD, HF presented differences when comparing the moments before and after intervention. Conclusion: The application of Reiki in points increases the autonomic modulation of heart rate in type 1 diabetic patients. / Mestre

Associated with health care reform, there has been a growing interest among healthcare professionals regarding use of energy-based therapies as a complementary therapeutic intervention. The purpose of this integrative literature review was to examine the impact of energy-based therapies (i.e. healing touch, reiki, therapeutic touch) on patients’ postoperative recovery. The methodology included identifying appropriate peer-reviewed, English-language research articles on the topic area that were published between 2006 to 2018. Following a search in select data bases, articles focusing on the topic were critiqued, analyzed and synthesized by the researcher. Consistent and inconsistent findings along with gaps in the literature are noted. In general, the research supported positive postoperative recovery outcomes when energy-based therapies were included along with standard postoperative nursing care. This theses highlights implication for nursing practice, education, and policy and identifies study limitations. Given that research is limited on this topic area, additional studies are needed to establish supporting evidence to ascertain the effects of energy-based therapies when used as a complementary postoperative intervention.