Research Article

A Randomised Controlled Single-Blind Trial of the Efficacy of Reiki at Benefitting Mood and Well-Being

Table 1

Means (SD)* of total DASS, depression, anxiety, and stress**.

Reiki groupControl groupSample total
TotalHigh-MoodLow-MoodTotalHigh-MoodLow-Mood

Total DASSBaseline1725.98.914.419.410.515.7
10.7*(6.4)(6.5)(9.6)(9.8)(7.8)(10.1)
Posttreatment14.418.710.515.121.110.314.7
(10.2)(10.8)(8.2)(10)(8.3)(8.4)(10)
Follow-up14.417.811.414.222.17.814.3
(9.1)(8.1)(9.3)(12.1)(14.1)(4.6)(10.5)

DepressionBaseline5.17.42.95.76.555.4
(4.2)(5.7)(2.3)(4.8)(6.2)(3.6)(4.4)
Posttreatment4.35.33.35.77.94.35.1
(4.1)(4.7)(3.5)(4.9)(4)(5.3)(4.6)
Follow-up3.64.72.756.83.64.3
(3.5)(4.1)(2.9)(4.4)(5.3)(3.1)(4)

AnxietyBaseline4.67.22.33.251.73.9
(3.7)(3.2)(2.3)(3.1)(3.5)(1.8)(3.5)
Posttreatment3.552.23.151.63.3
(3.5)(3.5)(3)(3.3)(3.7)(2.3)(3.4)
Follow-up4.25.43.547.31.44.2
(3.2)(2.8)(3.4)(4.8)(5.7)(1.3)(4.1)

StressBaseline7.311.23.76.57.93.86.5
(5)(3.1)(3.5)(4.8)(5.1)(3.3)(4.8)
Posttreatment6.384.86.38.34.86.3
(4)(4.2)(3.3)(3.8)(4.1)(2.7)(3.8)
Follow-up6.47.75.25.88.12.75.8
(3.6)(3)(3.8)(4)(4.7)(2.2)(4)

* Standard deviations are shown in parentheses. **A lower score indicates better mood.