Self-reported effects of energy healing: a prospective observational study with pre-post design

Introduction. Healing is reported to be used by 16.8% of the population, however utilization may be considerably higher in selected patient groups.The aim of this study was to map the symptoms the participants reported when visiting a healer for the first time, and to evaluate the subjectively experienced benefits and risks from the healing sessions.Method. Data were obtained from the Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile (MYMOP) questionnaire. One-hundred adults who, for the first time, referred themselves to a healer in southern Norway between January 2016 and January 2017 were included in the study.

Source: Explore - August 22, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Agnete E. Kristoffersen, Trine Stub, Olav Knudsen-Baas, Anne Helseth Udal, Frauke Musial Source Type: research