Dowd Therese, Kolcaba Katharine, Steiner Richard, Fashinpaur Diane
College of Nursing, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325, USA.
Holist Nurs Pract. 2007 Jul-Aug;21(4):194-202. doi: 10.1097/01.HNP.0000280931.75883.ae.
Three nursing interventions to increase total comfort and reduce stress-related events in young college students experiencing stress were compared. Healing Touch, coaching, and a combination of both, were compared to a waitlist. On comfort and stress, Healing Touch had better immediate results, while coaching had better carryover effects.