Narratives of therapeutic touch.
This article aims to increase the understanding of therapeutic touch (TT) and its role in supporting patients with cancer through the different stages of illness. The article includes a number of narratives, collected during an audit and written by patients, to illustrate the use of TT in helping them to cope with the emotional experiences associated with diagnosis and subsequent treatment.
Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust, Ipswich, Suffolk. annie.hallett@ipswichhospital.nhs.uk
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D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D019124:Therapeutic Touch