A Systematic Review of the Studies about Therapeutic Touch after the Year of 2000

Aim: This systematic review was carried out to evaluate the studies about therapeutic touch which were conducted after the year of 2000. Methodology: The databases such as Pubmed, Cochrane and Medline were searched to find related articles. Key words such as touch, therapeutic touch, nursing, therap...

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Published in:International journal of caring sciences 2020-01, Vol.13 (1), p.231-241
Main Authors: Bagci, Hazel, Yucel, Sebnem Cinar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anxiety
Cancer
Hemoglobin
Literature reviews
Nurses
Nursing care
Pain
Patients
Studies
Systematic review
Vital signs
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Summary:Aim: This systematic review was carried out to evaluate the studies about therapeutic touch which were conducted after the year of 2000. Methodology: The databases such as Pubmed, Cochrane and Medline were searched to find related articles. Key words such as touch, therapeutic touch, nursing, therapeutic touch nursing and touch therapy were used to search. 25 studies were found in accordance with the inclusion criteria between January 2017 and May 2017. Results: When the studies were examined, pain (in 10 studies), anxiety and agitation (in 7 studies), psychological and behavioral symptoms (in 4 studies), vital signs (in 3 studies), cortisol levels (in 3 studies), sleep quality (in 2 studies), fatigue (in 2 studies), vomiting intensity (in 1 study), hemoglobin and hematocrit levels (in 1 study) and life quality (in 1 study) were investigated. Six of the studies were conducted with the pre- and post-operative patients; five of them were conducted with the elderly individuals; four of them were conducted with the ecancer patients; four of them conducte with the individuals with dementia; three of them were conducted with the neonates; one of them was conducted with the pregnant women. Conclusion: In conclusion, it has been thought that nurses can include therapeutic touch into care in order to provide more effective care because it can be easily applied and give effective results.
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X