Tactile Massage as Part of the Caring Act

Airosa, Fanny; Falkenberg, Torkel; Öhlén, Gunnar; Arman, Maria

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“…For example, Jensen and colleagues (2012) found that massage therapists reported experiencing reduced anxiety after giving a massage than those who had simply rested for the same period. Airosa et al (2016) reported that the benefit of giving tactile massage was not restricted to patients, or 'receivers', but also extended to the nursing staff, the 'givers'. Similarly, studies that have focused on home-based massage given by lay masseurs have found that the benefits of giving massage include: heightened self-efficacy (Kempson and Conley, 2009); enhanced confidence and satisfaction (Collinge et al, 2013) and the promotion of a sense of closeness (Forchuk et al, 2004).…”

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‘To give is better than to receive?’ Couples massage significantly benefits both partners’ wellbeing

2018

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This experimental study evaluated the differential effects of 'giving' and 'receiving' massage on wellbeing in healthy but stressed couples. Forty-two volunteers started the study and of these, 38 (i.e. 19 couples) completed a 3-week massage course. Emotional stress and mental clarity were assessed before and after mutual massage between each pair of adults belonging to a couple at home. While massage benefitted both parties' wellbeing within a session, critically we found no differences in wellbeing between those 'giving' and 'receiving' massage. These novel findings suggest that home-based massage may be advocated to couples as a 'selves-care', health-promoting behaviour.

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‘To give is better than to receive?’ Couples massage significantly benefits both partners’ wellbeing

2018

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“…Massage therapy was effective in blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, and O 2 saturation in patients with congestive heart failure (Jamali, Ramezanli, Jahromi, Zare, & Poorgholami, 2016). Using tactile massage may give nurses a tool in their work, may change their caregiving practice, and may increase their own and their patients' well-being in a stressful environment as the short-term emergency ward (Airosa, Falkenberg, Öhlén, & Arman, 2016). Kübler-Ross (2008) claims that gentle hand pressure is the most effective form of communication with dying patients.…”

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“…Among others, nurses’ main requirements to feel comfortable using touch are the following: a sense of inner balance and the need for supportive environment (Airosa et al, 2016). In fact, even though a number of different aspects influencing positive touch practices are mentioned, a great concern seems to be about affective inner balance (Andersson, Wändell, & Törnkvist, 2007).…”

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Variables of Individual Difference and the Experience of Touch in Nursing

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We aim to investigate nurses' feelings of comfort or discomfort with three different types of touch: task-oriented contact, touch promoting physical comfort, and touch providing emotional containment. A questionnaire was administered to a sample of 198 nurses. We present results of multiple regression analysis identifying some antecedents of nurses' feelings of comfort with touch, namely, attachment style, worry, gender, and length of service. Worry is negatively associated with task-oriented contact and touch promoting physical comfort. Attachment security and length of service are associated with comfort with touch aimed at emotional containment; female nurses feel more comfortable than male nurses in performing this type of touch. Practical implications of findings are discussed in relation to the promotion of focused training courses for practitioners who are willing to improve the quality of care services.

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“…A pouca utilização do toque ou seu uso de forma inadequada pode proporcionar distanciamento entre o paciente e o profissional ( 14), e pode ser resultado do desconhecimento ou do medo do profissional em ser mal interpretado (15), de problemas de autoconhecimento e equilíbrio interno ou de um ambiente com pouca segurança e apoio para sua realização (16)(17).…”

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Nonverbal Communication through Touch: Meanings for Physical Therapists Working in a Hospital Environment

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Objectives: To know the most used types of touch and understand their meanings for physical therapists working in a hospital environment, from the perspective of their feelings, attitudes and behaviors during care. Materials and methods: Qualitative case study conducted by physical therapists working at a hospital in Brazil. For data collection, participant observation and semi-structured interviews were used as techniques. Data were analyzed according to the thematic content analysis proposed by Minayo. Results: 16 physical therapists participated in the study and, from the analysis of the empirical material, four thematic categories emerged: Instrumental touch as a fundamental resource of hospital physical therapy assistance; expressive touch: Its little presence does not mean absence of affection; physical therapist’s feelings related to touch and difficulty talking about touch means that there is a deficiency in training. Conclusions: The underuse of expressive touch revealed the lack of knowledge and unpreparedness in the formation of the physical therapist, which, added to the lack of self-knowledge, hinders the affection and the creation of bonds in relationships. All of this justifies the rare studies on affective touch in health, which reflects an area to be explored and the need to sensitize professionals to influence the quality and humanization of care.

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Tactile Massage as Part of the Caring Act

Cited by 14 publications

References 36 publications

‘To give is better than to receive?’ Couples massage significantly benefits both partners’ wellbeing

‘To give is better than to receive?’ Couples massage significantly benefits both partners’ wellbeing

Variables of Individual Difference and the Experience of Touch in Nursing

Nonverbal Communication through Touch: Meanings for Physical Therapists Working in a Hospital Environment

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