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Exploring the Experience and Impact of Therapeutic Touch Treatments for Nurse Colleagues



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    Background: Therapeutic Touch (TT) reduces anxiety and stress while improving comfort and well-being in persons receiving TT. Providers and recipients of TT benefit from treatments. Nurses provide care on oncology and respiratory units which is physically and emotionally demanding. Research question: What is the experience and impact of providing and receiving Therapeutic Touch treatments on nurses working in oncology and respiratory nursing? Specific Aims/Hypothesis: Hypothesis: Participants, who receive and offer TT interventions, will have significantly lower cortisol level, decreased blood pressure and heart rate and reduced anxiety levels, and significantly improved comfort and well-being. Specific Aims: 1. To test the efficacy of a TT intervention in influencing the level of stress, sense of comfort and well-being by: a. Comparing the physiologic stress markers of cortisol, heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure levels and state anxiety levels (STAI) of nurses offering and receiving TT pre and post intervention, b. Comparing the comfort and well-being as measured with visual analog scales pre and post intervention. 2. To qualitatively understand the experiences of nurses providing and receiving Therapeutic Touch (TT) on inpatient oncology and respiratory care units. Methodology: Nurses who are certified to do TT provided (TT) to work colleagues who were willing to receive a TT treatment. Before and after each treatment vital signs; a visual analog scale for level of comfort and wellbeing; Spielberger state-trait anxiety survey (STAI); and oral swab for cortisol levels were collected. After the treatments, nurses providing and receiving TT were asked to participate in focus groups Analysis: Changes in heart rate, blood pressure, cortisol levels and perceived level of comfort and well-being were analyzed through a series of paired ttests. Focus group data was transcribed and analyzed using content analysis. [Description provided by NIOSH]
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  • ISSN:
    1072-4532
  • Document Type:
    Text
  • Funding:
    Cooperative Agreement
  • Genre:
    Journal Article
  • Place as Subject:
  • CIO:
    National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
  • Topic:
    Workplace Safety & Health
  • Location:
    North America
  • Pages in Document:
    6-17
  • Volume:
    22
  • Issue:
    1
  • NIOSHTIC Number:
    nn:20061432
  • Citation:
    Visions 2016 Jan; 22(1):6-17
  • Contact Point Address:
    Amanda Bulette Coakley RN, PhD, Staff Specialist and Nurse Scientist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
  • Email:
    abcoakley@partners.org
  • Federal Fiscal Year:
    2016
  • Performing Organization:
    Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Peer Reviewed:
    True
  • Start Date:
    20070901
  • Source Full Name:
    Visions: The Journal of Rogerian Nursing Science
  • End Date:
    20260831
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  • Main Document Checksum:
    urn:sha-512:fa2de98d536277d62909248ada0bf4805eddc6d594ee152b872d088997e38b01f6765c3e38417f2da3252deed5ec53999c0f62061e332cb4e66989434f9909cc
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