[The effect of therapeutic communication when washing patients]. / Effet de la communication thérapeutique pendant la toilette complète des patients.

There is a close link between care and communication. The purpose of the study is to evaluate therapeutic communication when bed washing patients, which dependent patients may experience as an aggressive treatment. Improved comfort, improved serenity, less intense pain, lower pulse and blood pressure have been observed in patients looked after by caregivers practising therapeutic communication.