The Effect of Healing Touch on Critical Care Patients' Vital Signs: A Pilot Study

Theresa M Davis; Mary Ann Friesen; Vicki Lindgren; Amanda Golino; Robin Jackson; Lucrezia Mangione; Diane Swengros; Joel G Anderson

doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000394

The Effect of Healing Touch on Critical Care Patients' Vital Signs: A Pilot Study

Holist Nurs Pract. 2020 Jul/Aug;34(4):244-251. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000394.

Authors

Theresa M Davis¹, Mary Ann Friesen, Vicki Lindgren, Amanda Golino, Robin Jackson, Lucrezia Mangione, Diane Swengros, Joel G Anderson

Affiliation

¹ Inova enVision eICU, Falls Church, Virginia (Dr Davis); Inova Health System Research, Falls Church, Virginia (Dr Friesen); Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia (Ms Lindgren); Inova Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg, Virginia (Ms Golino); Inova Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, Virginia (Ms Jackson); Handcrafted Health, LLC, Oxford, Connecticut (Ms Mangione); Inova Nursing Professional Development, Falls Church, Virginia (Ms Swengros); and College of Nursing, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Dr Anderson).

PMID: 32404727
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000394

Abstract

To determine the impact of Healing Touch on vital signs, adult intensive care unit patients were recruited from multiple hospital sites. Both pain and agitation improved and there was a significant change in hemodynamics that reflected a calming effect. Healing Touch may be considered a respected addition to symptom management.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cohort Studies
Critical Care / methods
Critical Care / psychology
Critical Care / standards*
Female
Humans
Intensive Care Units / organization & administration
Intensive Care Units / statistics & numerical data
Male
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Therapeutic Touch / methods
Therapeutic Touch / standards*
Therapeutic Touch / statistics & numerical data
Vital Signs / physiology*