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Therapeutic touch as a nursing intervention

T C Meehan1

  • 1Department of Nursing Studies, University College Dublin, National University of Ireland.

Journal of Advanced Nursing
|August 1, 1998
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Therapeutic Touch (TT) is a nursing intervention claimed to promote healing. Scientific evidence for TT

Area of Science:

  • Nursing interventions
  • Complementary and alternative medicine
  • Energy field theory

Background:

  • Therapeutic Touch (TT) is proposed as a nursing intervention to enhance patient comfort and healing.
  • Its theoretical basis in energy field interactions and lack of physical contact make it controversial.
  • Understanding TT's role in nursing practice requires examining its development and controversies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the development and conceptualization of Therapeutic Touch (TT).
  • To discuss the controversies surrounding TT as a nursing intervention.
  • To evaluate the scientific evidence for TT's efficacy and its relationship with the placebo effect.

Main Methods:

  • Review of the historical development of Therapeutic Touch (TT).

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  • Discussion of theoretical frameworks and points of controversy.
  • Analysis of controlled efficacy studies on TT.
  • Exploration of the relationship between TT and placebo effects.

    • Main Results:

    • Limited and inconclusive scientific support exists for the proposed effects of Therapeutic Touch (TT).
    • The practice of TT is intrinsically linked to the placebo phenomenon.
    • Further research is needed to explore TT's potential to enhance placebo effects.

    Conclusions:

    • Therapeutic Touch (TT) lacks robust scientific validation for its claimed healing effects.
    • TT may function as an adjuvant nursing intervention by potentially enhancing the placebo effect.
    • The role of TT in patient care warrants further investigation, particularly concerning its impact on placebo response.