Table 1 Characteristics of the studies in the systematic review and meta-analysis
From: Effects of Reiki therapy on quality of life: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Document source | Sample size (T/C) | Age | Subject type | Motor cycle | Sports time (min/times) | Motion frequency (secondary/week) | Intervention mode comparison | Parameter indicator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jois et al. 2018 [14] | 65(36/29) | 20–60 | Adult female | 4 | 20 | 2 | Reiki/control group | QLS |
Gökdere Çinar et al. 2023 [9] | 50(25/25) | 43.56 ± 9.52 | Surgery patient | 4 | 30 | 1 | Reiki/control group | SF-36 |
Dyer et al. 2023 [22] | 79(40/39) | 35.56 ± 8.52 | Adult | 1 | 20 | 4 | Reiki/control group | MYMOP |
Clark et al. 2012 [13] | 12(7/5) | 59.04 ± 8.56 | Cancer patient | 6 | 60 | 1 | Reiki/control group | QLN |
Alarcão, 2016 [20] | 100(58/42) | 34–62 | Cancer patient | 4 | 60 | 2 | Reiki/control group | WHOQoL-Bref |
Tsang et al. 2007 [24] | 16(8/8) | 59 ± 15.23 | Surgery patient | 1 | 45 | 1 | Reiki/control group | FACT-F |
Bowden et al. 2011 [21] | 40(20/20) | 18–31 | Adult | 4 | 30 | 6 | Reiki/control group | DASS |
Koçoğlu and Zincir, 2021 [10] | 75(38/37) | 14–18 | Normal child | 1 | 40 | 7 | Reiki/control group | EDSQL |
Kurebayashi et al. 2020 [15] | 71(38/33) | 18–45 | Adult | 4 | 30 | 2 | Massage + Reiki/control group | SF-12v2 |
Pedersen et al. 2014 [11] | 113(58/55) | 29–80 | Cancer patient | 4 | 30 | 1 | Reiki/control group | QOL |
Shirani et al. 2019 [23] | 40(20/20) | 52 ± 12.63 | Surgery patient | 1 | 20 | 4 | Reiki/control group | SF-36 |