Movaffaghi Zahra, Hasanpoor Morteza, Farsi Mohammad, Hooshmand Poory, Abrishami Fatemeh
Mashad University of Medical Sciences.
J Holist Nurs. 2006 Mar;24(1):41-8. doi: 10.1177/0898010105282527.
Therapeutic Touch (TT) is a widely used complementary therapy. This study investigated the effects of TT on hemoglobin and hematocrit level in students who were basically healthy.
The volunteers with a hemoglobin level less than 12 grams per deciliter (g/dl) were randomly assigned to three groups of TT, mimic therapeutic touch (MT), and control. Blood samples were collected before the first treatment and again a week after the last one and measurements were taken.
TT increased the level of hemoglobin (.99 .13 g/dl) and hematocrit (2.82 .43%) significantly. MT also increased the level of hemoglobin (.55 .11 g/dl) and hematocrit (2.75 .44%) significantly. No significant changes were found in the control group. TT increased hemoglobin more effectively than MT (p< .05).
Significant changes of both variables in TT and MTgroups suggest that more careful precision might be needed while selecting individuals as sham therapists in further experiments.
治疗性触摸(TT)是一种广泛使用的辅助疗法。本研究调查了TT对基本健康的学生血红蛋白和血细胞比容水平的影响。
将血红蛋白水平低于每分升12克(g/dl)的志愿者随机分为三组:TT组、模拟治疗性触摸(MT)组和对照组。在第一次治疗前采集血样,并在最后一次治疗一周后再次采集血样并进行测量。
TT组血红蛋白水平显著升高(0.99±0.13 g/dl),血细胞比容显著升高(2.82±0.43%)。MT组血红蛋白水平(0.55±0.11 g/dl)和血细胞比容(2.75±0.44%)也显著升高。对照组未发现显著变化。TT组血红蛋白升高比MT组更有效(p<0.05)。
TT组和MT组这两个变量的显著变化表明,在进一步实验中选择假治疗师时可能需要更谨慎的精确性。