Beröringsmassage i rogivande syfte på intensivvårdspatienter. En utvärdering av vårdgivare och
vårdtagare
Engelsk titel: Touch massage to calm intensive care patients. An evaluation by caregivers and patients
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Författare:
Styvberg EM
;
Wendt A
;
Johansson Hovstadius E
Email: eva.johansson.hovstadius@akademiska.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 8
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 05043381
Sammanfattning
During the spring and autumn of
2002 a quality assurance project,
the aim of which was to create an
atmosphere of peace and serenity,
was carried out on the Thoracic
Surgery Intensive Care Unit at the
University Hospital in Uppsala.
The aim of this evaluation was to
investigate whether or not touch
massage can influence the patient’s
well being and so bring about
a sense of peace and serenity. We
also wanted to investigate the
effect that giving massage had on
those staff members who acted as
masseurs/masseuses. The results
show that touch massage ought to
be included as a part of intensive
care. The comments received
show that all of the patients experienced
that touch massage had
an influence on their state of well
being by creating a sense of peace
and calmness. Their experience of
pain also decreased. Many of
those who took part felt happier
and more alert. The nursing staff
experienced that they were able to
focus on the patient as a person in
his/her own right and that they
themselves were able to «destress
» in their meeting with the
patient. However, many emphasised
that touch massage should not
be forced on patients, but rather
that it should be given when the
time is right.