Emeritus Professor of Community Nursing, Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King's College London; Fellow of the Queen's Nursing Institute.
Br J Community Nurs. 2021 Apr 2;26(4):190-194. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2021.26.4.190.
Social distancing has reduced the amount of touch in everyday life. This article summarises the current state of knowledge regarding the biological underpinnings of touch, varied preferences for touch, including cultural norms, and its potential psychological and physical benefits for recipients. The lack of nursing research and related evidence are noted, and suggestions are made regarding the use of consensual touch as part of non-verbal communication within community nursing practice to express compassion and help build authentic relationships between nurses and their clients.
社交距离已经减少了日常生活中的触摸次数。本文总结了目前关于触摸的生物学基础、触摸的不同偏好（包括文化规范）以及触摸对接受者可能带来的心理和身体益处的知识状况。文中还指出了护理研究和相关证据的缺乏，并就将共识性触摸作为社区护理实践中非言语交流的一部分来表达同情和帮助建立护士与客户之间真实关系的建议进行了讨论。
