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The importance of touch for the patient with dementia

Lynn Roberson1

  • 1Hospice and Palliative Care of Louisville, 622 Wataga Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206, USA. NaturalBridges@MSN.com

Home Healthcare Nurse
|January 25, 2003
PubMed

Massage has many benefits including general relaxation and increased circulation. Many experience pain relief from massage and may need less medication. This article describes how nurses and families can learn to provide touch therapy to patients with varying stages of dementia.

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