title: Healing Touch: a low-tech intervention in high-tech settings.
abstract: Healing Touch is a complementary therapy that can be used as a nursing intervention for patients in critical care settings. Use of healing touch may facilitate positive patient outcomes. However, further research is needed to adequately evaluate the effectiveness of healing touch in the critical care setting. The use of Healing Touch in critically ill patients is explored in this article.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, PO Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA. valerie-eschiti@ouhsc.edu
authors.forename: Valerie S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Eschiti
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care; D006801:Humans; D012106:Research; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D019124:Therapeutic Touch