Spirituality of healing touch participants

J Holist Nurs. 2001 Mar;19(1):71-86. doi: 10.1177/089801010101900107.

Abstract

Nurses and nonnurses involved in Healing Touch training were studied to determine if there was a difference in their perception of spirituality. There was no difference between the nurses and nonnurses on either the Spiritual Perspective Scale (F = .001, p = .970) or the Questionnaire on Spiritual and Religious Attitudes (F = .024, p = .878). There was a significant difference between the six levels of training in Healing Touch classes completed by the participants on the Spiritual Perspective Scale (F = 7.079, p = .000). The upper-level classes had higher scores than the lower levels. There was a difference on the Questionnaire on Spiritual and Religious Attitudes between levels of instruction completed (F = 3.326, p = .003). This suggests that there is a heightened sense of spiritual awareness in those in the higher levels of the program. It may be that involvement in an energy-based therapy is one way to develop spiritual awareness.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Analysis of Variance
  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Awareness*
  • Female
  • Holistic Nursing*
  • Humans
  • Mental Healing / psychology
  • Middle Aged
  • Mind-Body Relations, Metaphysical
  • Nurses / psychology*
  • Spirituality*
  • Therapeutic Touch / psychology*