Cox C L, Hayes J A
Department of Adult Nursing, City University, St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, London, UK.
Complement Ther Nurs Midwifery. 1997 Dec;3(6):163-7. doi: 10.1016/s1353-6117(05)81004-2.
Patient anxiety is frequently associated with admission and treatment in Critical Care Units. In Critical Care, one aim is the promotion of comfort so that anxiety experienced by patients can be reduced. In this article, a quasi-experimental design which attempted to determine the effectiveness of Therapeutic Touch as a nursing intervention is described. It was hypothesized that Therapeutic Touch would promote comfort and reduce anxiety. Before implementation of the project, a semi-structured interview was conducted amongst nurses (n = 18) from an Intensive Care Unit in a District General Hospital in East London. Interviews were conducted in order to determine the nurses' perceptions of the effectiveness of Therapeutic Touch as a complementary therapy. Initial findings of nurse interviews, a nurse's personal experiences of administering Therapeutic Touch and a case study indicate there may be a place for Therapeutic Touch as an intervention for promoting comfort and reducing anxiety in Critical Care.
患者焦虑常常与重症监护病房的入院和治疗相关。在重症监护中，一个目标是促进舒适，以便减轻患者所经历的焦虑。本文描述了一项准实验设计，该设计试图确定治疗性触摸作为一种护理干预措施的有效性。研究假设是治疗性触摸会促进舒适并减轻焦虑。在该项目实施之前，对东伦敦一家地区综合医院重症监护病房的护士（n = 18）进行了半结构化访谈。进行访谈是为了确定护士对治疗性触摸作为一种补充疗法有效性的看法。护士访谈的初步结果、一名护士实施治疗性触摸的个人经历以及一个案例研究表明，治疗性触摸作为一种促进重症监护中舒适和减轻焦虑的干预措施可能有一席之地。
