Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Sleep Quality in Elders Living at Nursing Homes.
Author: Bağcı H1, Çınar Yücel Ş2
Affiliation:
1Department of Fundamentals Nursing, Ege University Nursing School, 35000, Izmir, Turkey. hazelbagci@hotmail.com.
2Department of Fundamentals Nursing, Ege University Nursing School, 35000, Izmir, Turkey.
Conference/Journal: J Relig Health.
Date published: 2019 May 6
Other:
Special Notes: doi: 10.1007/s10943-019-00831-9. [Epub ahead of print] , Word Count: 109
This study was carried out to investigate the effect of therapeutic touch on sleep quality in the elderly people living in the nursing homes. The study is a randomized controlled experimental study (pretest-posttest control group). The sample of the research consisted of 25 elderly people. As a result of the study, although there was a significant increase (p < 0.05) in the sleep quality of each group, no significant difference was found between the groups (p > 0.05). Therapeutic touch is an effective method of improving the sleep quality of the elders living at a nursing home.
KEYWORDS: Complementary medicine; Elder; Nursing; Sleep quality; Therapeutic touch
PMID: 31062207 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-019-00831-9
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