The Effect of Distance Reiki on State Test Anxiety and Test Performance: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Nursing Students

This randomized controlled, pretest-post-test intervention study examined the effect of distance reiki on state test anxiety and test performance. First-year nursing students ( = 71) were randomized into two groups. One week before the examination, intervention group participants performed reiki rem...

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Published inThe Journal of nursing education Vol. 63; no. 5; pp. 298 - 303
Main Authors Unal, Nursemin, Ozkanat, Cemaynur, Yurtsever, Dilek, Kettas Dolek, Elife, Yildirim, Gulcihan, Bektas Akpinar, Nilay, Arpaci, Afey, Yurtsever, Sabire
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Slack, Inc 01.05.2024
SLACK INCORPORATED
Subjects
Academic achievement
Adult
Anxiety
Anxiety - prevention & control
Care and treatment
Clinical trials
Control Groups
Coping
Data collection
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - methods
Educational Environment
Educational Measurement - methods
Energy
Female
Health aspects
Humans
Intervention
Male
Mental health
Nursing education
Nursing Students
Personal information
Psychological aspects
Reiki
Stress
Students
Students, Nursing - psychology
Students, Nursing - statistics & numerical data
Test Anxiety
Therapeutic Touch
Undergraduate Study
Young Adult
Turkey
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Summary:This randomized controlled, pretest-post-test intervention study examined the effect of distance reiki on state test anxiety and test performance. First-year nursing students ( = 71) were randomized into two groups. One week before the examination, intervention group participants performed reiki remotely for 20 minutes for 4 consecutive days, and control group participants received no intervention. The intervention group had lower posttest cognitive and psychosocial subscale scores than pretest scores ( > .05). The control group had a significantly higher mean posttest physiological subscale score than pretest score ( < .05). Final grade point averages were not significantly different between the intervention and control groups ( > .05). One quarter of the intervention group participants noted reiki reduced their stress and helped them perform better on the examination. Reiki is a safe and easy-to-practice method to help students cope with test anxiety. .
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ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421
DOI:10.3928/01484834-20240305-04