Trial reportJournal of religion and health2020
Effects of Hand Massage and Therapeutic Touch on Comfort and Anxiety Living in a Nursing Home in Turkey: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of manual therapy on physical and mental health promotion in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of hand massage on pain, comfort, and sleep quality in palliative care oncology patients.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Impact of the practice of touch-massage® by a nurse on the anxiety of patients with hematological disorders hospitalized in a sterile environment, a randomized, controlled study.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Trial
- The Effects of Therapeutic Touch on Test Anxiety among Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Florence Nightingale journal of nursing · 2026Article
- Definitions of the elements of the NANDA-I nursing diagnosis "Imbalanced Energy Field": an integrative review.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2025Review
- Comfort Need of Hospitalised Patients With Covid-19 During Isolation Precaution: A Qualitative Study.Nursing open · 2024Article
- A rapid evidence assessment of recent therapeutic touch research.Nursing open · 2021Review
- Mind-Body Interventions for Anxiety Disorders: A Review of the Evidence Base for Mental Health Practitioners.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2021Review
- Impact of sensory interventions on the quality of life of long-term care residents: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Martial arts increase oxytocin production.Scientific reports · 2019Article
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Abstract
This study was carried out to investigate the effects of hand massage and therapeutic touch on comfort and anxiety in the elderly living in nursing homes. The study was designed as a randomized controlled, experimental study (with a pre- and posttest control group). The study population comprised 255 older people aged 65-89 living in a nursing home in Izmir, a province in Turkey. The study sample included 30 older patients, who were assigned to hand massage (HM) (n = 10), therapeutic touch (TT) (n = 10) and control (C) (n = 10) groups. Of the elderly who participated in the study, 50% were female and 80% were single. It was determined that TT and HM decreased the anxiety and increased the comfort levels of the elderly living in the nursing home (p < 0.05). It is thought that nurses can easily integrate HM and TT which are non-medical, non-pharmacologic interventions with no adverse effects into care activities.
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