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Therapeutic touch in dementia care
Author(s)Barry Aveyard, Meg Sykes, Donna Doherty
Journal titleNursing Older People, vol 14, no 6, September 2002
Pagespp 20-21
KeywordsDementia ; Touch ; Therapy ; Literature reviews.
AnnotationTouch is considered by many as a core aspect of care-giving and of the nurse-patient relationship. This article reviews the evidence and current debates relating to the effects of therapeutic touch for older people with mental health needs. It introduces a project being run at Kendray Hospital's Nurse Development Unit (NDU) in Barnsley, and outlines the aims the of study, results of which are to be reported in a future issue of Nursing Older People. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020919203 A
ClassmarkEA: BLU: LO: 64A

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