Future Directions for Therapeutic Touch Research
- 1 March 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Holistic Nursing
- Vol. 7 (1) , 19-25
- https://doi.org/10.1177/089801018900700105
Abstract
This article builds on one published in the Journal of Holistic Nursing (1988) which reviewed all research on Therapeutic Touch completed to that time. The author, considering research completed since then, identifies, discusses and prioritizes three related directions for future Therapeutic Touch research : outcome studies, theory development studies and replications studies. The article then looks at methodological issues which should be considered by anyone planning Therapeutic Touch studies: treatment personnel, length of treatment and research design.Keywords
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