Feasibility and Effect of Reiki on the Physiology and Self-perceived Stress of Nurses in a Large US Hospital
Author: Kellie Hailey1, Jennifer Fortin, Patricia Pratt, Peter W Forbes, Margaret McCabe
Affiliation:
1 Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (Mss Hailey, Fortin, and Pratt and Mr Forbes); and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr McCabe).
Conference/Journal: Holist Nurs Pract
Date published: 2021 Jul 20
Other:
Special Notes: doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000475. , Word Count: 52
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.
PMID: 34293753 DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000475
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