title: Reiki for Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy in a Brazilian Hospital: A Pilot Study.
abstract: The purpose of this pilot study was to explore whether individualized Reiki given to cancer patients at a Brazilian hospital improved symptoms and well-being. Data from 36 patients who received 5 Reiki sessions were collected using the MYMOP and were compared before and after their treatment and also with 14 patients who did not receive Reiki and who acted as a comparison group. Twenty-one patients reported feeling better, 12 felt worse, and 3 reported no change. Of the comparison group, 6 patients reported feeling better and 8 felt worse. The Reiki practice delivered as part of the integrative care in oncology did produce clinically significant effects, although not statistically significant results, for more than half of the patients undergoing cancer treatment.
authors.affiliation: UNICAMP State University of Campinas, Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Siegel
authors.forename: Pedro Mourão Roxo
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: da Motta
authors.forename: Luis G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Celso
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stephan
authors.forename: Carmen Silvia Passos
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.forename: Nelson Filice
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: de Barros
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010865:Pilot Projects; D019124:Therapeutic Touch
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents