The Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Postoperative Patients

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 193-200

  Bulette Coakley, Amanda ^a   Duffy, Mary E ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

psychoneuroimmunology; recovery; therapeutic touch

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHILOSOPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE; VASCULAR SURGERY;

AGED; FEMALE; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; THERAPEUTIC TOUCH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASES; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 79952016093     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010110368861     Document Type: Article

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