The effect of expressive physical touch on patients with dementia.
This study explored the effect of expressive physical touch with verbalization (EPT/V) on anxiety and dysfunctional behavior in patients with dementia using a one group repeated measures design. The study findings are that (1) anxiety is lower immediately following EPT/V and (2) EPT/V causes decreasing episodes of dysfunctional behavior. Therefore, it behooves caregivers and family members to use expressive physical touch and verbalization when caring for these patients, since it is cost-effective, simple to learn and practice and it is most effective in improving and maintaining patient's high quality of life.
Department of Nursing, Taejon University, Tong-gu, South Korea. ejkim@dragon.taejon.ac.kr
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001007:Anxiety / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000379:methods; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D008609:Mental Status Schedule; D008875:Middle Aged; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011788:Quality of Life; D012919:Social Behavior; D012920:Social Behavior Disorders / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D014110:Touch; D014705:Verbal Behavior