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ArticleJournal of religion and health2018

Touching the Spirit: Re-enchanting the Person in the Body.

Peggy L Determeyer, Julie E Kutac

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Article in Journal of religion and health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. "I am Here"-The Importance of Caring Touch in Intensive Care. A Qualitative Observation and Interview Study.Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' Association · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Peggy L DetermeyerHope and Healing Center and Institute, 717 Sage Road, Houston, TX, 77056, USA. pdetermeyer@hopeandhealinginstitute.org.
Julie E KutacAlzheimer's Association-Houston and Southeast Texas Chapter, Houston, TX, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this essay, we argue that touch constitutes a sacred connection between the patient and practitioner. When touch is avoided or overlooked, the enigmatic inner workings of the body are ignored as those aspects of the body that can be quantified and ultimately controlled are emphasized. In utilizing touch as a fundamental way of opening up space for the sacred, the practitioner affirms the humanity for both the patient and herself. Only by returning to the senses can practitioners resist the dehumanizing effects of machinery and re-enchant the health-care profession in caring for persons they have sworn to serve.

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EmpathyNonverbal CommunicationTouchHumansQuality of Health CareCareHealingTouch

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