Topdemir, Esra AnusSaritas, Serdar2024-08-042024-08-0420211550-83071878-7541https://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2020.01.003https://hdl.handle.net/11616/99202Purpose: The purpose of the study was to investigate changes in the anxiety levels of patients receiving preoperative Reiki. Material and methods: This study used a quasi-experimental model with a pretest-posttest control group. Methods: Subjects (n = 210) were recruited from a hospital in Turkey, from June 2013 to July 2014. Subjects were then assigned to experimental (n = 105) and control (n = 105) groups. Results: The level of anxiety of experimental group patients did not change according to their state anxiety scores (p 0.10); however, the anxiety level of control group patients increased (p < 0.001). Conclusion: The results of this study imply that the administration of Reiki is effective in controlling preoperative anxiety levels and in preventing them from increasing. (c) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessReikiAnxietyPreoperative periodNursingArticle17150543210716010.1016/j.explore.2020.01.0032-s2.0-85080102291Q2WOS:000608505700011Q3