Reed Sean M, Smith Marlaine C, Kutner Jean S
University of Colorado, College of Nursing, Aurora, CO.
Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Boca Raton, FL.
Int J Hum Caring. 2021 Jun;25(2):142-155. doi: 10.20467/humancaring-d-20-00020.
We analyzed interviews from participants who provided massage or simple touch to patients with advanced cancer near end of life. We employed qualitative, descriptive, content analysis to participants responding to a semistructured interview. Three themes emerged that align with a unitary caring perspective: caring relationships, pattern recognition and wholeness, and transformations and transcendence. Findings from this study are significant for human care and caring. Providing touch for those near end of life is a catalyst in developing caring relationships and essential for holistic practice.
我们分析了那些为临终晚期癌症患者提供按摩或简单触摸服务的参与者的访谈内容。我们对参与半结构化访谈的受访者采用了定性、描述性内容分析法。出现了三个与整体关怀视角相符的主题：关怀关系、模式识别与整体性、转变与超越。本研究的结果对人文关怀具有重要意义。为临终者提供触摸是发展关怀关系的催化剂，也是整体护理实践的关键。
