Tactile Massage as Part of the Caring Act: A Qualitative Study in Short-Term Emergency Wards.
J Holist Nurs
; 34(1): 13-23, 2016 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-25858896
ABSTRACT
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to illuminate the nursing staff's lived experiences and meaning in giving tactile massage (TM) while caring for patients in short-term emergency ward.METHOD:
Data were collected through individual qualitative interviews with six nurses and eight assistant nurses working with TM in short-term emergency wards in two hospitals in Sweden. The narratives were analyzed using a phenomenological hermeneutical method.FINDINGS:
Nurses experienced providing TM to patients as a present awareness in connection with compassion for the patient. TM provided the nurses with a tool to ease patient suffering and pain. Three dimensions were found where touch became a tool of doing, was an aware presence as a mindful being, and was embodied in a human-to-human connection with a changed caregiver.CONCLUSION:
Given the current high-tech health care system with overcrowded units and a shortage of nursing staff, TM could be included as a caring tool to improve the caring in caregiving, allowing nurses to act in aware presence by touch to encourage health and well-being for both the patient and themselves.Palavras-chave
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Métodos Terapêuticos e Terapias MTCI:
Terapias_energeticas
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Toque_terapeutico
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Terapias_manuales
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Masoterapia
Assunto principal:
Toque Terapêutico
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Enfermagem Holística
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Pesquisa Qualitativa
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Serviço Hospitalar de Emergência
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Empatia
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Conforto do Paciente
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Massagem
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Holist Nurs
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Suécia