The effect of Reiki on blood hypertension

Resumo

ObjectiveDetermining the immediate effect of Reiki on abnormal blood pressure. MethodAn experimental, double-blind study, in which were included 66 hypertensive patients, randomized to the three following study groups: control, placebo and experimental. The intervention lasted 20 minutes, the control group remained at rest, the placebo group received an imitation of the studied technique (mock Reiki) and the experimental group received the Reiki technique. Blood pressure was measured before and after the intervention by the same person with the same instrument. ResultThere was a decrease in blood pressure in the three groups and the reduction was greater in the experimental group, followed by the placebo and the control group. The ANOVA model for repeated measures showed a statistically significant difference among the groups (p <0.0001). ConclusionReiki had a positive effect on reducing abnormal blood pressure, suggesting to be a complementary technique for the control of hypertension.

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Tipo

Artigo científico

Ano

2014

Instituição

Escola Paulista de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Fonte

Repositório da FGV

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso aberto

DOI

10.1590/1982-0194201400078

Identificador

oai:repositorio.fgv.br:10438/21797

Temas

Saúde

Palavras-chave

HypertensionTherapeutic touchComplementary therapiesMind-body therapiesIntegrative medicineHipertensãoToque terapêuticoTerapias complementaresTerapias mente-corpoMedicina integrativaSaúdeReiki (Sistema de cura)Corpo e mente (Terapia)