The Effect of Reiki on Executive Nurses

The Effect of Reiki on Executive Nurses on Psychological Empowerment, Happiness, Emotion Management and Work Engagement

In this study, the traditional Usui Reiki protocol was applied for distant healing. Each session; It was applied approximately once a week, for 30 minutes, for two weeks. A certified Reiki practitioner (one of the researchers) received an energy transfer from his home, 80 km away. The practitioner is trained in the reiki line and has been practicing and continuing to practice reiki for over 5 years.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Reiki Therapy
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: reiki therapy

Detailed Description

The practitioner made an appointment over the phone to conduct individual sessions during the morning hours when each participant was available. Before the first session, the online pre-assessment tools (Google form) of the study were delivered to the participant, and then a statement of intent was sent to the participant. The person who will take the session is requested to be in a comfortable position. During the application, he/she can talk, sleep, work if he/she wishes. However, he was warned not to use tools and cutting tools. The second session will be held at the same time, one week later, and the online final evaluation forms were asked to be filled one day later. The group will be re-evaluated after 21 days. No intervention was made in the control group. The same measurement tools were used in all groups.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 24
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Osmaniye, Turkey
    • Zehra Bayram

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Holding a managerial position, Executive nurses who have not received reiki therapy before will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

Previous or current reiki therapy Reiki practitioner or instructor, Nurses who are not in a managerial position will not be included in the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: The Effect of Reiki on Executive Nurses on Psychological Empowerment, Happiness; Reiki application will take 45 minutes.	Behavioral: reiki therapy; reiki therapy for nurses
No Intervention: The Effect of Reiki on Executive Nurses on Emotion Management and Work Engagement; No treatment was applied to the patients in the control group other than their routine care.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
The Effect of Reiki on Executive Nurses on Psychological Empowerment	Emotion Management Skills Scale The "Emotion Management Skills Scale" (DYLL) developed by Çeçen (2006) consists of 8 positive (2, 8, 10, 12, 17, 19, 21, 26), 20 negative (1, 3, 4, 5 , 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28) consists of 28 items and 5 sub-dimensions.The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 140, and the lowest score is 28. High scores indicate that the individual is competent in managing his emotions. The Cronbach Alpha internal reliability coefficient of the Emotion management skills scale developed by Çeçen (2006) is 0.83.	Scales are filled after 6 weeks of application.
The Effect of Reiki on Executive Nurses on Emotion Management and Work Engagement	Oxford Happiness Scale The Oxford Happiness Scale Short Form (OMÖ-K) was developed by Hills and Argyle (2002), and adapted into Turkish by Doğan and Akıncı-Çötok (2011). In the adaptation study, the internal consistency coefficient was calculated as .75 and the test-retest reliability coefficient as .87. The scale consists of 7 items and is a 5-point Likert type scale. High scores from the scale indicate a high level of happiness.	Scales are filled after 6 weeks of application.

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Zehra Bayram
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Hilal Kuşçu Karatepe, phD, Osmaniye Korkut Ata University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 29, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): May 4, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 27, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 5, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): June 8, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 8, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 5, 2022
• Last Verified: May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Reiki; Happiness; Executive Nurses; Psychological Empowerment; Emotion Management
• Other Study ID Numbers: 92372714

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No