Variables of Individual Difference and the Experience of Touch in Nursing.
West J Nurs Res
; 40(11): 1614-1637, 2018 11.
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ABSTRACT
We aim to investigate nurses' feelings of comfort or discomfort with three different types of touch task-oriented contact, touch promoting physical comfort, and touch providing emotional containment. A questionnaire was administered to a sample of 198 nurses. We present results of multiple regression analysis identifying some antecedents of nurses' feelings of comfort with touch, namely, attachment style, worry, gender, and length of service. Worry is negatively associated with task-oriented contact and touch promoting physical comfort. Attachment security and length of service are associated with comfort with touch aimed at emotional containment; female nurses feel more comfortable than male nurses in performing this type of touch. Practical implications of findings are discussed in relation to the promotion of focused training courses for practitioners who are willing to improve the quality of care services.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Tacto Terapéutico
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Individualidad
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Relaciones Enfermero-Paciente
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
West J Nurs Res
Año:
2018
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Article
País de afiliación:
Italia