[The effectiveness of therapeutic touch on pain, depression and sleep in patients with chronic pain: clinical trial]. / Efetividade do Toque Terapêutico sobre a dor, depressão e sono em pacientes com dor crônica: ensaio clínico.
Rev Esc Enferm USP
; 44(4): 1100-6, 2010 Dec.
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em Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21337796
This research aimed to check the effectiveness of Therapeutic Touch on decreased pain intensity, depression self-assessment scores and improved sleep quality. A clinical before-after trial is presented. The study was carried out at a Basic Health Unit in Fernandópolis, SP-Brazil, involving 30 elderly patients with chronic non-oncologic pain who received 8 sessions of Therapeutic Touch in accordance with the Krieger-Kunz method. The Visual Analogue Scale for pain was applied before and after each session, and Beck Depression Inventory and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index before the first and after the last session. Data analysis showed a significant decrease (p < 0.05) in pain intensity, depression self-assessment scores and the sleep quality index. It is concluded that the Therapeutic Touch was effective to decrease pain intensity and depressive attitudes and symptoms, as well as to improve sleep quality.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Transtornos do Sono-Vigília
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Toque Terapêutico
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Depressão
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Manejo da Dor
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Pt
Revista:
Rev Esc Enferm USP
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil