Vivência do reiki por estudantes de enfermagem com sintomas de ansiedade, depressão e estresse

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: nursing has been presented as one of the courses that most exposes students to factors that can cause mental suffering, due to its humanistic training and the type of work, which involves greater proximity and interaction with patients, family members and companions. In this sense, reiki can be used as a care/self-care strategy that promotes health and minimizes symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression, as it has contributed substantially to the field of mental health, reducing the frequency of common mental disorders, insomnia and psychosomatic disorders. OBJECTIVE: to understand the experience of reiki for nursing students with symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression. METHOD: research with a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive approach. The research setting was in an academic unit at a university in Minas Gerais. The convenience sample consisted of 15 nursing studentswith moderate, severe and extremely severe symptoms of anxiety, stress and depression, whowere interviewed after experiencing three reiki sessions. RESULTS: the average age of the participants is 20.8 years, 66.66% female and 33.33% male, both were analyzed for anxiety symptoms (moderate 14.28%, severe 42.85 % and extremely severe 42.85%), depression (moderate 0%, severe 13.33% and extremely severe 86.66%) and stress (moderate 13.33%, severe 60% and extremely severe 26.66%). Participants express their emotional perceptions through sensations, thoughts and changes in behavior after experiencing the three reiki sessions. They report changes in thought or behavior after focusing their thoughts entirely on the session, some also report the perceived emotional effects and others, for personal reasons,say there is no mental or emotional change on the part of the participant. They tell us a little better about their physical and emotional perceptions after experiencing the three reiki sessions and the impacts on their daily lives, in addition to the fact that the end of the period and the elements of daily life directly interfere with feelings of stress and anxiety, as well as the sessions reduce them and, finally, reveal sensations that go beyond just the physical or sentimental scope in a separate way. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: reiki as a complementary therapy benefits users of this practice by minimizing levels of anxiety, depression and stress, improving their quality of life