Patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) support in intensive care units (ICU) may have some negative experiences. The most common of these are problems such as pain, agitation, anxiety, deterioration in comfort, dry mouth, thirst, and inadequacy in communication. Reiki, one of the energy therapies among the non-pharmacological nursing practices that have become widespread in recent years, is one of the healing therapies that contribute to the protection and promotion of well-being, healthy aging, and the treatment of some health deviations and is applied noninvasively with hands. In the literature, there are many studies suggesting that Reiki has positive effects on pain, anxiety and stress response (heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate) in patients with Reiki. It is known that these studies generally consist of health professionals such as cancer, haemodialysis, patients undergoing laparoscopic or endoscopic procedures, haemodialysis patients or nurses. Studies have shown that Reiki is especially effective in cancer patients, preoperative stress, anxiety, postoperative pain and symptom management in chronic diseases. For Reiki application in the intensive care unit, only a few studies conducted in the neonatal intensive care unit were found.
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Change in pain score measured by the Intensive Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) in patients receiving mechanical ventilation support
Timeframe: Baseline and immediately after intervention