"I am Here" - The Importance of Caring Touch in Intensive Care: A Qualitative Observation and Interview Study
| العنوان: | "I am Here" - The Importance of Caring Touch in Intensive Care: A Qualitative Observation and Interview Study |
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| المؤلفون: | Tengblad, Jessica, Airosa, Fanny, Karlsson, Liza, Rosenqvist, Johanna, Elmqvist, Carina, Karlsson, Ann-Christin, Henricson, Maria, 1972 |
| المصدر: | Journal of Holistic Nursing. 42(3):254-264 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | adults, group/population, families, touch therapy, intensive care, qualitative content analysis, healthcare professionals |
| الوصف: | Purpose: The purpose of the study was to illuminate the experience of caring touch in intensive care from the perspectives of patients, next-of-kin, and healthcare professionals.Design and Method: This study was explorative, and data were collected through qualitative observations (n = 9) with subsequent interviews (n = 27) at two general intensive care units. An inductive approach was embraced to be open-minded to the participants' experiences.Findings: The results are presented in one generic category-caring touch creates presence-which generated five subcategories: to touch and be touched with respect, touch as guidance and communication, touch causes suffering, touch creates compassion, and touch creates security.Conclusion: When the ability to communicate with words is lost, it is body language that reveals what a person is trying to express. Nurses create a way of being present with the patients by touching them, to communicate I am here for you. Caring touch is a tool to show compassion and respect and to protect the integrity of the lived body. The caring touch is soothing and comforting for the patient and next-of-kin and creates security. It also helps to awaken the motivation to get healthy, which is needed in an environment that is foreign. |
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| URL الوصول: | https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-62619 https://doi.org/10.1177/08980101231198723 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | SwePub |
| تدمد: | 08980101 15525724 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/08980101231198723 |