Using a healing touch intervention in older adults with persistent pain: a feasibility study
Autor: | Stanley G. Cron, Diane Wind Wardell, Sheila A. Decker |
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Rok vydání: | 2012 |
Předmět: |
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medicine.medical_specialty Nursing (miscellaneous) Activities of daily living Health Status Therapeutic Touch Healing Touch Severity of Illness Index Quality of life Intervention (counseling) Severity of illness Activities of Daily Living medicine Humans Pain Management Aged business.industry Persistent pain Chronic pain Middle Aged medicine.disease Care group Treatment Outcome Physical therapy Quality of Life Feasibility Studies Female Chronic Pain business |
Zdroj: | Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association. 30(3) |
ISSN: | 1552-5724 |
Popis: | The purposes of this pilot study were to determine the feasibility of using a Healing Touch (HT) intervention with noncommunity-dwelling older adults experiencing persistent pain and to determine an HT protocol. Data were collected at multiple time points from 20 noncommunity-dwelling older adults experiencing pain. Residents were assigned to the HT group that included techniques specific for pain or a Presence Care group. Outcome variables included measures for pain, activities of daily living, and quality of life. The pain measures showed decreases that were not statistically significant for both groups. The measure for activities of daily living showed a non–statistically significant improvement over time for the HT group. Quality of life decreased for the HT group and improved for the Presence Care group although not significantly. The practitioners were able to complete all seven of the 30- minute HT sessions. The findings indicated that both groups showed some improvement in their pain scores with other measures being variable. HT is a feasible intervention for the elderly with pain. Overall, the findings highlight the complex nature of pain in older adults. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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