title: Does therapeutic touch help reduce pain and anxiety in patients with cancer?
abstract: With more than 10 million patients with cancer in the United States, pain and symptom management is an important topic for oncology nurses. Complementary therapies, such as therapeutic touch, may offer nurses a nonpharmacologic method to ease patients' pain. Using 12 research studies, the authors examined the evidence concerning the effectiveness of this type of treatment in reducing pain and anxiety.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Department, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kelley
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McNeil
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Lauren
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schlegel
authors.forename: Melody
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eaton
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003625:Data Collection; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018939:Holistic Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012107:Research Design; D019124:Therapeutic Touch / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology