Educating Nurses and Providers on Therapeutic Touch® in Patients With Cancer to Increase Use in an Ambulatory Palliative Care Clinic
Recommendations for TT by nurses and providers increased from 5 of 12 preintervention to 8 of 10 postintervention. Other perceptions of TT also improved. Of 91 patients offered TT, 52 agreed to participate. Patients reported feeling calm and relaxed following TT treatment.
Institutions
- The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (US)
- The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (US)
- The Ohio State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical journal of oncology nursing
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1188/24.cjon.567-574
- Primary Topic
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00