Engelsk titel: Experiences of physical touch in nursing care - narrated by patients
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Författare:
Hillervik C
;
Borch E
Email: erb@du.se
Språk: Swe
Antal referenser: 30
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 06013907
Sammanfattning
The purpose of this study was to
illustrate how patients described
their experiences of physical
touch within the everyday care.
Eight patients were interviewed;
three women and five men, all
receiving medical and/or geriatric
care. A phenomenologicalhermeneutic
method was used in
the analysis. The result showed
that physical touch entailed receiving
practical help in daily life,
but also that physical touch did
mediate an emotional message to
the patients. The experiences
would be different depending on
the situation and on how the physical
touch was carried out.
The patients experience of the
physical touch would entail both
positive and less positive experiences.
The positive experiences
were described as a feeling of
wellbeing, a feeling of security
and a feeling of being regarded
as an individual. Less positive
experiences of touch consisted of
the opposite, in other words: a
feeling of discomfort, a feeling of
dependence and a feeling of not
being regarded as an individual.
The patients also described occasions
when the physical contact
did not mediate anything at all.
The stories also included descriptions
of the way the staff interacted
and of the experience of the
care episode as a whole.