Holist Nurs Pract. 2017 Mar/Apr;31(2):80-89. doi: 10.1097/HNP.00195. Effects of Reiki on Pain, Anxiety, and Blood Pressure in Patients Undergoing Knee Replacement: A Pilot Study.

 一個探索性的研究議題: 針對靈氣對於膝關節置換患者感知疼痛、焦慮和血壓的影響。 

Baldwin AL1 , Vitale A, Brownell E, Kryak E, Rand W. Author information Laboratory for the Advances in Consciousness and Health, Department of Psychology (Dr Baldwin), and Department of Physiology, College of Medicine (Dr Baldwin), University of Arizona, Tucson; College of Nursing and Health Professions, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Dr Vitale); ZephyrBiotech, LLC, Lafayette, California (Dr Brownell); Department of Nursing Informatics, Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, Pennsylvania (DrKryak); and Center for Reiki Research, Southfield, Michigan (Mr Rand). 

意識與健康進展實驗室，心理學系博士（鮑德溫博士）和亞利桑那大學醫學院生理學博士（鮑德溫 博士）; 美國賓夕法尼亞州費城德雷克塞爾大學護理與健康職業學院（Vitale 博士）; ZephyrBiotech，LLC，加利福尼亞州拉斐特（Brownell 博士）; 美國賓夕法尼亞州阿賓頓阿賓頓 紀念醫院護理信息學系（Kryak 博士）; 和密歇根州南菲爾德市靈氣研究中心（Rand 先生）。

 Abstract This blinded, controlled pilot study investigated the effects of Reiki on 46 patients undergoing knee replacement surgery. Of the 3 groups, Reiki, Sham Reiki, and Standard of Care, only the Reiki group showed significant reductions in pain, blood pressure, respiration rate, and state anxiety, which provides evidence for a full-scale clinical study. 

這是一項在受測者不知情但是可控制的探索性研究，靈氣針對 46 例膝關節置換術的患者所產生 的效果。靈氣、假靈氣、標準照護。只有靈氣組表現出在對於疼痛感、血壓、呼吸率和焦慮狀態 有顯著的降低，如此為這臨床研究提供了一個全面性的證據。

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