title: The effect of an educational intervention on willingness to receive therapeutic touch.
abstract: The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to test the effect of an educational intervention on participants' willingness to receive Therapeutic Touch (TT). A sample of 108 participants was recruited from three area nursing programs and one professional business women's group. Participants completed questionnaires before and after a 10-minute talk on TT and a 5-minute demonstration of TT. Participants were asked to rank their willingness to experience a TT treatment and to explain the reasons for their rankings. The hypothesis that the intervention would increase participants' willingness to experience TT was supported; there was a significant difference in pre- and postintervention willingness to experience TT.
authors.affiliation: University of Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: Regina C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Lowry
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012107:Research Design; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D019124:Therapeutic Touch / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000592:standards*