Therapeutic Touch and Post-Hurricane Hugo Stress

This repeated-session design sought to answer questions about the effectiveness of therapeutic touch in reduction of stress for 23 individuals following a natural disaster. In addition, methodological issues related to the average length of time for a therapeutic touch treatment and a method of docu...

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Published in:Journal of holistic nursing 1992-06, Vol.10 (2), p.120-136
Main Authors: Olson, Melodie, Sneed, Nancee, Bonadonna, Ramita, Ratliff, Janet, Dias, James
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Complementary Therapies
Disasters
Female
Holistic Health
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nursing
Nursing Evaluation Research
Stress, Psychological - nursing
Stress, Psychological - prevention & control
Touch
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Summary:This repeated-session design sought to answer questions about the effectiveness of therapeutic touch in reduction of stress for 23 individuals following a natural disaster. In addition, methodological issues related to the average length of time for a therapeutic touch treatment and a method of documenting the nonverbal interaction between subject and toucher were investigated. Findings indicate that stressed people report themselves to be less stressed following therapeutic touch (p = .05). Time of therapeutic touch intervention varied significantly between the touchers, with a range of 6.8 to 20 minutes. Qualitative data examining the interaction of toucher and subject raised a number of questions that require further study.
ISSN:0898-0101
1552-5724
DOI:10.1177/089801019201000204