The Reiki therapy effect on reduction the anxiety and the fatigue for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: case study in lubuklinggau City, South Sumatra – Indonesia

Purposes. To explore the impact of Reiki therapy on the side effects of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the form of anxiety and fatigue Material and methods. This research method is quasi-experiment used the post-control group approach. 80 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were examined based on blood pressure, insole, outsole, pulse, respiration, body temperature, anxiety level and fatigue. Eighty patients were divided into two groups: 40 in the control category and 40 in the intervention category. The entire inspection was carried out twice; in the intervention category, the examination was carried out before and after Reiki therapy, and in the control category, the initial and final assessments were carried out four weeks apart. For comparative analysis of anxiety and fatigue indicators in the two types, the Wilcoxon test analysis was used with the help of SPSS. Results. Based on the analysis results, there are significant differences in the intervention category in measuring anxiety and fatigue between before and after Reiki therapy. Meanwhile, in the control category, changes were insignificant between the first examination and after four weeks. The result shohwed that in the anxiety variable, the mean pre-test score was 21.6, and there was a decrease in the mean post-test average of 17 when Reiki therapy was carried out, or in other words, it is significant that Reiki therapy affects reducing anxiety scores, namely 0.000 (< 0.005). In the fatigue variable, the mean pre-test score was 38.5, and there was a decrease in the mean post-test score of 28 when the Reiki therapy intervention was carried out, or in other words, it was significant thatReiki therapy affect reducing anxiety scores, namely 0.000 (< 0.005). Conclusion. It can be concluded that Reiki therapy reduces the anxiety and the fatigue scores. It is recommended for people with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 can do it independently.