Comparison of therapeutic touch and casual touch in stress reduction of hospitalized children.
PURPOSE. To compare the effectiveness of therapeutic touch and causal touch for stress reduction of hospitalized children aged 2 weeks to 2 years old. METHODOLOGY. Stress reduction was measured by pulse, peripheral skin temperature, and galvanic skin response as observed on the GSR-II biofeedback instrument. RESULTS. An ANOVA measured effectiveness of the interventions of causal touch and therapeutic touch at 3 and 6 minute intervals. The results demonstrated a significant difference with the critical value of F = 4.18 p less than .05. The computed value of F = 26.98 at 3 minutes and F = 26.94 at 6 minutes. CONCLUSION. Therapeutic touch reduced time needed to calm children after stressful experiences.[1]References
- Comparison of therapeutic touch and casual touch in stress reduction of hospitalized children. Kramer, N.A. Pediatric nursing. (1990) [Pubmed]
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