The experience of therapeutic touch for novice recipients
| Autor: | Ramita Bonadonna, Melodie Olson, Nancee V. Sneed |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Therapeutic touch Relaxation Nursing (miscellaneous) media_common.quotation_subject Emotions Clinical Nursing Research 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cognition Intervention (counseling) Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Meditation media_common Medical education 030504 nursing Relaxation (psychology) business.industry Feeling Graduate students Touch Female Students Nursing 0305 other medical science business Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association. 15(3) |
| ISSN: | 0898-0101 |
| Popis: | This study explored the experience of receiving Therapeutic Touch (TT)from the point of view of recipients with no prior experience with TT. Eleven female graduate students who were part of a larger study were interviewed after the second of two TT sessions and statements from the transcripts were analyzed for words, phrases, or sentences that fell into one of five categories: (a) relaxation, (b) physical sensations, (c) cognitive activity, (d) emotional (feelings), and (e) spiritual/transcendent. All participants reported feeling relaxed and had physical sensations and cognitive activity during the TT sessions, and most of the statements fit into these categories. Fewer statements reflected emotional or spiritual experiences and not all participants had these experiences. The sensations associated with TT may occur developmentally. Initially, physical and cognitive experiences are identified. The deeper, meaningful sensations may occur after an individual has more experience with the intervention. |
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