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The Surgical Significance of Therapeutic Touch
Author(s) -
RamnarineSingh Susan
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)62493-9
Subject(s) - anxiety , therapeutic touch , stressor , stress reduction , medicine , relaxation (psychology) , psychology , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology
Therapeutic touch (TT) is believed to help promote relaxation, reduce pain, accelerate the healing process, and alleviate psychosomatic illness. Patients who undergo surgery frequently experience stressors such as anxiety and pain. Although there have been limited studies on the use of TT in the surgical arena, it is a stress‐reduction method that should be explored further. This article discusses studies that examined the use of TT in reducing anxiety and pain. AORN J 69 (Feb 1999) 358–369.