Table 2.
Subgroup analysis results of Reiki therapy in the treatment of anxiety
| Dimensionality | sort | Number of studies/papers | I2 | Effect model | SMD and 95%CI | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject type | Chronically ill | 4 | 95% | Random | -1.75(-3.20,-0.29) | 0.018 |
| Surgical patient | 2 | 95.3% | Random | -1.08(-2.38,0.21) | 0.102 | |
| Cancer patient | 2 | 65.8% | Random | -0.03(-1.36,1.31) | 0.970 | |
| Normal adult population | 4 | 49.7% | Fix | -0.41(-0.79,-0.03) | 0.035 | |
| Intervention time/minute | ≤ 30 | 6 | 93.3% | Random | -1.06(-1.88,-0.23) | 0.012 |
| 45–60 | 7 | 64.4% | Random | -0.58(-1.02,-0.15) | 0.009 | |
| Intervention dose/frequency | ≤ 3 | 5 | 94.2% | Random | -1.25(-2.12,-0.38) | 0.005 |
| 4–6 | 5 | 0.0% | Fix | -0.15(-0.43,0.13) | 0.289 | |
| 6–8 | 3 | 48.6% | Fix | -1.13(-1.77,-0.49) | 0.001 |