Stress response (Occupational stress)
Conditions
Interventions
Reiki treatment (20 minutes) provided while resting in a reclining chair immediately after the end of a work shift.
Resting in a reclining chair for 20 minutes immediately after the end of a work shif
Sponsors
Gunma University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Nurses engaged in clinical practice 2. Those working in the following facilities: hospitals, clinics (with/without beds), home-visit nursing stations, and long-term care facilities (long-term care health facilities, long-term care medical facilities, special nursing homes, etc.) 3. Nurses working during daytime shifts
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria include any of the following: 1. Received Reiki from another practitioner within the past 6 weeks, or has received Reiki training in the past 2. Experienced major life events within the past 6 months (e.g., pregnancy, childbirth, bereavement of a close relative, relocation, job change) 3. Presence of physical or mental disorders that may affect stress responses (hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, thyroid dysfunction, depression, bipolar disorder, PTSD) with unstable treatment within 6 months of diagnosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The Profile of Mood States, 2nd Edition - Japanese Adult Short version (POMS 2 - Japanese Adult Short version) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pulse rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) activity, and qualitative data from semi-structured interviews | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactYu Morimitsu
Kyoto Koka University Department of Nursing, The Faculty of Nursing, Welfare and Rehabilitation Gerontological Nursing
Outcome results
None listed