Large Clinical Study Shows Value of Therapeutic Touch Program

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 189-192

  Newshan, Gayle ^a   Schuller Civitella, Donna ^b  

^a St John's Riverside Hospital   (United States)

^b Inland Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative therapies; Energy based healing; Therapeutic touch

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0041976900     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004650-200307000-00005     Document Type: Article

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