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Ulviye Özcan Yüce1, Afey Arpacı, Cemile Kütmeç Yılmaz
1Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Department, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Osmaniye, Turkey (Drs Özcan Yüce and Ünal Aslan); Hacettepe University Adult Hospital, Ankara, Turkey (Ms Arpacı); Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Department, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey (Drs Kütmeç Yılmaz and Gökşin); Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey (Dr Yurtsever); Health Sciences Faculty, Internal Medicine Nursing Department, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkey (Dr Üstün Gökçe); Health Ministry of Turkish Republic-Kayseri City Hospital, Kayseri, Turkey (Dr Burkev); Health Sciences Faculty, Midwifery Department, Çankırı Karatekin University, Bartın, Turkey (Dr Yıldırım); Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Department, Ankara Medipol University, Ankara, Turkey (Dr Bektaş Akpınar); Health Sciences Faculty, Nursing Department, Düzce University, Düzce, Turkey (Dr Altınbaş Akkaş); and Teona Training and Counseling Center, Mersin, Turkey (Dr Yurtsever [retired]).
Abstract:
This study investigated the effect of distant Reiki sessions on the holistic well-being of people without no acute/chronic diseases. The study was conducted between February 1 and March 31, 2022. The sample consisted of 180 healthy people living in a city in Turkey. Participants attended 20-minute distant Reiki sessions (intervention) for 4 consecutive days. Pretest data were collected using a personal information form, the Holistic Well-Being Scale (HWBS), the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and the Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS). Posttest data were collected 2 days (posttest I) and 1 week after the intervention (posttest II) using the HWBS, PANAS, and SVS. There was a statistically significant difference between pretest and posttest I and II HWBS subscale scores ( P < .05). There was a statistically significant difference between pretest and posttest PANAS and SVS scores ( P < .05). Distant Reiki sessions improved participants' holistic well-being. They also helped them develop a positive mood, experience and perceive less sadness, and develop subjective vitality and cognitive awareness.
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