Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Large clinical study shows value of therapeutic touch program.

Gayle Newshan1, Donna Schuller-Civitella

  • 1Holistic Care Services Department, St John's Riverside Hospital, Yonkers, NY, USA.

Holistic Nursing Practice
|August 2, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Therapeutic touch (TT) in clinical settings promotes patient comfort, calmness, and well-being. This study shows high patient satisfaction with TT, supporting its use in hospitals.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Evidence-based pain guidelines in HIV care.

The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC·2013
Same author

Development and evaluation of an inpatient [correction of impatient] holistic nursing care services department.

Complementary therapies in nursing & midwifery·2004
Same author

Pain and other symptoms in ambulatory HIV patients in the age of highly active antiretroviral therapy.

The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC·2002
See all related articles

Area of Science:

  • Integrative Medicine
  • Patient Care

Background:

  • Therapeutic Touch (TT) is a complementary therapy.
  • Limited data exists on TT outcomes in clinical settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of TT in improving patient comfort, calmness, and well-being.
  • To assess patient satisfaction with TT.
  • To introduce tools for evaluating TT programs.

Main Methods:

  • Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) clinical study.
  • Largest published sample size of TT outcomes to date.
  • Development of a Patient Satisfaction Survey and TT Performance Improvement Tool.

Main Results:

  • TT promoted comfort, calmness, and well-being in hospitalized patients.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Patients reported high satisfaction with TT.
  • The new tools effectively evaluate TT programs.

    • Conclusions:

    • TT is effective in enhancing patient experience in clinical settings.
    • Patient satisfaction with TT is high.
    • The developed tools are valuable for assessing TT program effectiveness.