Efecto del Reiki sobre el bienestar subjetivo: estudio experimental

Objective: Evaluate the effect of Reiki on subjective well-being of people seeking this therapy. Methods: Experimental study conducted with 60 subjects were allocated to intervention (Reiki) and control groups (induction concentration without energy manipulation). We used the Escala de Bem-Estar Subjetivo, which had the mean scores of its three dimensions - life satisfaction, positive affect and negative affect - compared between groups by submitting them to the Student's t test with level 5 % of statistical significance. Results: After follow-up of 21 days and submitted to three therapeutic sessions, Reiki enhanced the positive affect scale (p = 0,01) of indivuduals without, however, influence negative affect dimensions and life satisfaction of subjective well-being. Conclusion: Reiki enhances the positive effect of subjective well-being of people seeking this therapy.