Effects of Hand Massage and Therapeutic Touch on Comfort and Anxiety Living in a Nursing Home in Turkey: A Randomized Controlled Trial
| Autor: | Şebnem Çinar Yücel, Gamze Goke Arslan, Hazel Bagci |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Ege Üniversitesi |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Popis: | This study was carried out to investigate the effects of hand massage and therapeutictouch on comfort and anxiety in the elderly living in nursing homes. The study wasdesigned as a randomized controlled, experimental study (with a pre- and posttestcontrol group). The study population comprised 255 older people aged 65–89 livingin a nursing home in Izmir, a province in Turkey. The study sample included30 older patients, who were assigned to hand massage (HM) (n = 10), therapeutictouch (TT) (n = 10) and control (C) (n = 10) groups. Of the elderly who participatedin the study, 50% were female and 80% were single. It was determined that TT andHM decreased the anxiety and increased the comfort levels of the elderly living inthe nursing home (p < 0.05). It is thought that nurses can easily integrate HM andTT which are non-medical, non-pharmacologic interventions with no adverse effectsinto care activities.Keywords Hand massage · Therapeutic touch · Comfort · Anxiety |
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