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Beginnings (American Holistic Nurses'... 2003
Review
Topics: Holistic Nursing; Humans; Pain; Quality of Life; Relaxation Therapy; Stress, Psychological; Therapeutic Touch; United States
PubMed: 12592974
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Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) Aug 2021While the world faces an unprecedented situation with the pandemic, other chronic diseases such as chronic pain continue to run their course. The social distancing and...
While the world faces an unprecedented situation with the pandemic, other chronic diseases such as chronic pain continue to run their course. The social distancing and restrictive displacement imposed by the pandemic situation represents a new barrier to access to pain management and tends to reinforce chronification process. Given this context, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) might offer new opportunities to manage CP, notably with a hand-touch method, such as self-Reiki therapy. Although Reiki administered by a practitioner has shown promising results to reduce pain and psychological distress, and to improve quality of life, self-Reiki practice needs evidence-based medicine to be disseminated. Overall, self-Reiki could bring positive results in addition to, and without interfering with, conventional medicine approaches in patients experienced chronic pain.
Topics: COVID-19; Chronic Pain; Humans; Pain Management; Pandemics; Quality of Life; SARS-CoV-2; Therapeutic Touch
PubMed: 34577790
DOI: 10.3390/medicina57090867 -
Holistic Nursing PracticeReiki is a philosophy and healing technique that directs the use of vital energy (ki) for energy rebalance, as well as healing, in a holistic sense, of physical,...
Reiki is a philosophy and healing technique that directs the use of vital energy (ki) for energy rebalance, as well as healing, in a holistic sense, of physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual processes. The practice is part of the integrative and complementary practices recognized by the World Health Organization. This study aimed to evaluate the Reiki effects on people's life quality perception, by using the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF). We analyzed the answers of 144 individuals, and the data were categorized in quartiles according to the number of Reiki sessions attended. The results of each question and dimension of the questionnaire were analyzed by Student's t test (individual questions) and analysis of variance (dimensions). We observed significant improvement in the perception of physical pain, need for medical treatment, meaning of life, physical environment, availability of money, availability of information, locomotion, work capacity, access to health, place of residence, and transportation facilities. Reiki sessions have improved people's quality of life perception in many aspects, proving its therapeutic efficacy in a broader approach to health promotion.
Topics: Humans; Quality of Life; Therapeutic Touch; Surveys and Questionnaires; World Health Organization; Perception
PubMed: 37851347
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Alternative Therapies in Health and... Jan 2022Reiki is a very popular method of natural healing used for prevention but also for the complementary session of many human disorders and diseases, including depression,...
BACKGROUND
Reiki is a very popular method of natural healing used for prevention but also for the complementary session of many human disorders and diseases, including depression, anxiety, and various kind of chronic conditions, but also for the relief of pain and to promote relaxation and general well-being.
PRIMARY STUDY OBJECTIVE
The scope of this study has been to evaluate the effect of Reiki in subjects who have never received before a Reiki session and that did not know its effects or its methodological practices excluding the variables responsible for the placebo effect.
METHODS/DESIGN
A heterogeneous group of 70 volunteers, both men and women, was chosen for this study, and the results reported in this paper were obtained by analyzing the responses to questionnaires using a Likert scale.
RESULTS
From this study demonstrated that a Reiki style of energy practice is capable of bringing people to relax in the presence of environmental disturbances and in the absence of other adjuvant techniques, such as aromatherapy, music-therapy, and preliminary relaxation, responsible for the placebo effect. The most significant effects and sensations detected from questionnaires are a perception of heat during the session, an increase in relaxation, an improvement in mood, a sense of relief, and in general an increase of well-being.
CONCLUSION
These findings are significant also because are related to the Reiki technique alone. However, further studies are needed to better understand its mechanisms of action and assessing its effects both on the physical body and on the emotional and psycho-spiritual part of the individual.
Topics: Adult; Anxiety; Female; Humans; Male; Pain Management; Placebo Effect; Therapeutic Touch; Treatment Outcome
PubMed: 33128534
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International Journal of Palliative... May 2005Palliative medicine and complementary therapies (CTs) have developed within the NHS as parallel philosophies of care. As a result, the last decade has seen an increase... (Review)
Review
Palliative medicine and complementary therapies (CTs) have developed within the NHS as parallel philosophies of care. As a result, the last decade has seen an increase in the integration and usage of CTs, as adjunct therapies to conventional medical treatment. Documented benefits of relaxation, decreased perception of pain, reduced anxiety and improved sense of wellbeing have been shown to enable an enhanced quality of life, where curative treatment is no longer an option. Reiki is a more recent addition to the range of CTs available to cancer patients. As an energy-healing intervention it has gained in popularity as a non-invasive and non-pharmacological approach. Anecdotal evidence suggests that the profound relaxation effect has a positive impact on alleviating anxiety, stress, perception of pain and promotes a feeling of wellbeing particularly relating to the nature of psychospiritual wellbeing. However, there is very little evidence to support its application within clinical practice, and none within the specific field of specialist palliative care (SPC). This article will consider the position of reiki as an emerging CT within SPC. The function of the hospice movement, the role of CTs together with an understanding of energy healing will also be explored. Within this context, the rise in popularity of reiki and its potential benefits for SPC patients will be discussed. These considerations will then form the basis of the justification for further research in SPC.
Topics: Anecdotes as Topic; Anxiety; Attitude to Death; Empathy; Evidence-Based Medicine; Holistic Health; Holistic Nursing; Humans; Medicine, East Asian Traditional; Models, Nursing; Nursing Evaluation Research; Palliative Care; Patient Participation; Patient-Centered Care; Philosophy, Nursing; Quality of Life; Self Care; Stress, Psychological; Therapeutic Touch
PubMed: 15944500
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Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing :... Apr 2023This study's aim is to determine the effect of Reiki when applied before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy on levels of anxiety, stress, and comfort. (Randomized Controlled Trial)
Randomized Controlled Trial
PURPOSE
This study's aim is to determine the effect of Reiki when applied before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy on levels of anxiety, stress, and comfort.
DESIGN
This single-blind, a pretest and post-test design, randomized, sham-controlled study was held between February and July 2021.
METHODS
Patients who met the inclusion criteria were separated by randomization into three groups: Reiki, sham Reiki, and control. A total of 159 patients participated in the study. In the intervention groups (Reiki and sham Reiki), Reiki and sham Reiki were applied once for approximately 20 to 25 minutes before gastrointestinal endoscopy.
FINDINGS
When the Reiki group was compared to the sham Reiki and control groups following the intervention, the decrease in the levels of patient stress (P < .001) and anxiety (P < .001) and the increase in patient comfort (P < .001) were found to be statistically significant.
CONCLUSIONS
Reiki applied to patients before upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was effective in reducing stress and anxiety and in increasing comfort.
Topics: Humans; Therapeutic Touch; Single-Blind Method; Anxiety; Anxiety Disorders; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
PubMed: 36272846
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Journal of Integrative and... Sep 2022The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the subjective experience of Reiki in a large sample. The study design was a single-arm pragmatic effectiveness trial...
The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the subjective experience of Reiki in a large sample. The study design was a single-arm pragmatic effectiveness trial with qualitative questions completed post-Reiki session. The study took place at private Reiki practices across the United States. A total of 99 Reiki practitioners met the inclusion criteria and participated in the study. Reiki practitioners invited each of their Reiki clients to complete a survey before and after the Reiki session. Of the = 1575 Reiki sessions recorded, = 1284 qualitative responses were completed (82% of total) and included in the analysis. Trained and experienced Reiki masters conducted Reiki sessions in person, with each session lasting between 45 and 90 min. Participants were asked to describe their experience during the Reiki session. Qualitative analysis revealed eight major themes: (1) deep relaxation and calm (68%), (2) body sensations/somatic experiences (53%), (3) emotions (29%), (4) spiritual or symbolic significance (18%), (5) changes in symptoms (17%), (6) changes in perception (11%), (7) sleep and drowsiness (10%), and (8) changes to breathing (4%). Significantly more males reported feeling relaxed and experiencing time perception changes, whereas more females reported body sensations, emotions, visual perceptions, and spiritual significance. The findings from this study suggest that Reiki can elicit the relaxation response and alter emotions and perception in such a way as to facilitate a transformative subjective healing experience. Future work will analyze these themes as they relate to changes in symptoms and compare the experience of Reiki with other biofield therapies.
Topics: Female; Humans; Male; Relaxation; Research Design; Sleep; Surveys and Questionnaires; Therapeutic Touch; United States
PubMed: 35613402
DOI: 10.1089/jicm.2022.0477 -
FASEB Journal : Official Publication of... Jun 2009
Topics: Aged; Angola; Animals; Child; Economics; Female; Humans; Male; Massachusetts; Portraits as Topic; Religion; Therapeutic Touch; Witchcraft
PubMed: 19487318
DOI: 10.1096/fj.09-0601ufm -
Explore (New York, N.Y.) 2021This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Reiki and guided imagery on pain and fatigue in oncology patients. This quasi-experimental study with a pretest... (Clinical Trial)
Clinical Trial
This study was conducted to investigate the effects of Reiki and guided imagery on pain and fatigue in oncology patients. This quasi-experimental study with a pretest and posttest design was conducted with 180 oncology patients at the oncology clinic of Dicle University Hospital in Turkey, between July 2017 and February 2018. The patients were divided into three groups: Reiki, guided imagery and control, with 60 patients in each group. The Reiki and guided imagery group patients underwent their respective interventions for three consecutive days separately (25-30 min; mean: 15.53 min). The interventions of Reiki and guided imagery reduced pain and fatigue in the oncology patients. It is recommended that oncology nurses use Reiki and guided imagery in patient care.
Topics: Fatigue; Humans; Imagery, Psychotherapy; Neoplasms; Pain; Pain Management; Therapeutic Touch
PubMed: 32778391
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2020.07.009 -
Holistic Nursing PracticeNurses experience stress in the workplace. We evaluated the feasibility and effect of Reiki to relieve stress of staff nurses during a work shift. All Reiki treatments...
Nurses experience stress in the workplace. We evaluated the feasibility and effect of Reiki to relieve stress of staff nurses during a work shift. All Reiki treatments were completed without interruption and lasted 30 minutes. Stress scores, respiratory rate, and heart rate were significantly decreased immediately following the Reiki treatment.
Topics: Feasibility Studies; Heart Rate; Hospitals; Humans; Stress, Psychological; Therapeutic Touch
PubMed: 34293753
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000475