Radiestesia como método de avaliação para o diagnóstico de enfermagem: “campo de energia desequilibrado (00273)” identificado em universitários

Abstract

The National Health Promotion Policy (PNPS), created in 2006 within the scope of the Unified Health System (SUS), aims to promote quality of life, reduce health risks, and improve access to and the quality of treatments. Complementarily, the National Policy on Integrative and Complementary Practices (PNPIC) expands care options by incorporating practices such as bioenergetics, acupuncture, reiki, and dowsing. The Ministry of Health has broadened the implementation of these practices, and NANDA International (NANDA-I) recognizes their relevance through the nursing diagnosis “Imbalanced Energy Field (00273),” established in 1994, which considers disruption in the flow of vital energy as a factor that impacts quality of life. This study aimed to analyze dowsing as a method for the direct assessment of defining characteristics and related factors associated with the nursing diagnosis “Imbalanced Energy Field (00273)” in university students. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, survey-type study with a quantitative-qualitative approach. The sample consisted of 38 students in Cycle II of the Nursing Program at the Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), who voluntarily agreed to participate by signing the Informed Consent Form. Data collection was conducted through an adapted questionnaire and dowsing reading of the human energy field. Results showed that 43% of participants were male and 57% female, with 78.9% reporting anxiety and 89.5% indicating that these feelings intensified after entering university. A total of 33 (86.9%) students presented defining characteristics and related factors supporting the nursing diagnosis “Imbalanced Energy Field (00273).” Four (10.5%) did not present defining characteristics through the dowsing reading, and one participant (2.6%) did not present related factors based on the variables assessed in the perceptions/expressions/experiences questionnaire. Most students demonstrated evidence of the nursing diagnosis “Imbalanced Energy Field (00273),” identified through pendulum dowsing, and also manifested related factors and associated conditions such as stress, anxiety, depression, discomfort, and discouragement. Thus, the study concludes that dowsing can be used to identify defining characteristics related to the nursing diagnosis “Imbalanced Energy Field (00273),” which may be associated with negative emotional perceptions and expressions commonly experienced by university students, potentially affecting their energy field and quality of life.