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| Title |
Reiki and related therapies in the dialysis ward: an evidence-based and ethical discussion to debate if these complementary and alternative medicines are welcomed or banned
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| Published in |
BMC Nephrology, June 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2369-14-129 |
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| Authors |
Martina Ferraresi, Roberta Clari, Irene Moro, Elena Banino, Enrico Boero, Alessandro Crosio, Romina Dayne, Lorenzo Rosset, Andrea Scarpa, Enrica Serra, Alessandra Surace, Alessio Testore, Nicoletta Colombi, Giorgina Barbara Piccoli |
| Abstract |
Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs) are increasingly practiced in the general population; it is estimated that over 30% of patients with chronic diseases use CAMs on a regular basis. CAMs are also used in hospital settings, suggesting a growing interest in individualized therapies. One potential field of interest is pain, frequently reported by dialysis patients, and seldom sufficiently relieved by mainstream therapies. Gentle-touch therapies and Reiki (an energy based touch therapy) are widely used in the western population as pain relievers.By integrating evidence based approaches and providing ethical discussion, this debate discusses the pros and cons of CAMs in the dialysis ward, and whether such approaches should be welcomed or banned. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 12 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 50% |
| Brazil | 1 | 8% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 8% |
| Australia | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 3 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 92% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 99 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 1 | 1% |
| Colombia | 1 | 1% |
| Sweden | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 96 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 24 | 24% |
| Researcher | 11 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 8% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 8% |
| Other | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 21 | 21% |
| Unknown | 20 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 26% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 22 | 22% |
| Psychology | 5 | 5% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 14 | 14% |
| Unknown | 24 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 14. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 May 2021.
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