Reiki Therapy for Symptom Management in Children Receiving Palliative Care: A Pilot Study.
DISCUSSION: Decreased mean scores for outcome measures indicate that Reiki therapy did decrease pain, anxiety, heart, and respiratory rates, but small sample size deterred statistical significance. This preliminary work suggests that complementary methods of treatment such as Reiki may be beneficial to support traditional methods to manage pain and anxiety in children receiving palliative care.
PMID: 26858170 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care - Category: Palliative Care Authors: Thrane SE, Maurer SH, Ren D, Danford CA, Cohen SM Tags: Am J Hosp Palliat Care Source Type: research
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