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| Non-necessary touch in the nursing care of elderly people | | Author(s) | Pirkko Routasalo |
| Journal title | Journal of Advanced Nursing, vol 23, no 5,, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 904-911 |
| Keywords | Touch ; Communication ; Long term patients ; Nurses. |
| Annotation | Touching is an important form of non-verbal communication, especially for older people in long-term care. This study describes the occurrences of non-necessary touching, defined as spontaneous and emotional physical contact between the nurse and the patient, in the nursing care of older people in long-term care. The analysis was based on observation of nursing situations; any verbal communication occurring in connection with touching was also recorded. A total of 182 situations were studied in which 178 non-necessary touches by the nurse and four by the patient were recorded. Non-necessary touching was used in connection with a wide range of activities: making statements, making requests, waking up, encouraging, explaining, asking, comforting, teasing, telling off, hugging, and thanking. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980108203 A |
| Classmark | BLU: U: LF7:4Q: QTE * |
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