Author: Gülcan Bahçecioğlu Turan1, Zülfünaz Özer2, Elanur Arıkan3
Affiliation: <sup>1</sup> Assistant professor. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: glcnbah@hotmail.com.
<sup>2</sup> Assistant professor. Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkey.
<sup>3</sup> Postgraduate Student, Fırat University Institute of Health Sciences, Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Elazig, Turkey.
Conference/Journal: Explore (NY)
Date published: 2024 Jun 16
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Volume ID: 20 , Issue ID: 6 , Pages: 103018 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103018. , Word Count: 150
The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of the application of Reiki on fatigue and sleep quality in people with MS. The study is a randomised controlled study. A total of 60 people (control group = 30, intervention group = 30) participated in this study. Personal Information Form, Piper Fatigue Scale (PFS) and Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to collect data. It was found that the PFS and PSQI total and subcomponent scores of the intervention group decreased after Reiki compared to the control group and this was statistically significant (p < 0.05). The study showed that Reiki was significantly effective in improving fatigue and sleep quality in people with MS. As Reiki is a simple, inexpensive and accessible method, it was suggested that its use in the management of MS should be encouraged and maintained in nursing practice.
Keywords: Fatigue; Multiple sclerosis; Nursing; Reiki; Sleep quality.
PMID: 38971115 DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2024.103018