The meaning of touch in care practice.
76 respondents were asked to categorise 28 specified examples of touching within health care. Broad agreement was found across the sample group as a whole, in its application of 8 of the 10 categories offered by the researchers. The need for alternative or additional categories and the occasional differences between responses of professional groups are discussed.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011593:Psychology, Social; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014110:Touch