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: <sup>1</sup> 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