The Experience of Therapeutic Touch in the Lives of Five Postpartum Women
The Experience of Therapeutic Touch in the Lives of Five Postpartum Women
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五位产后妇女生活中的抚触治疗体验
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10.1097/00005721-200201000-00014
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发表时间：
2002
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J. Kiernan
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作者：
J. Kiernan
目的探讨治疗性抚触在产后妇女生活中的经验。方法对5名产后妇女进行定性研究，她们在家访期间参加了为期2个月的治疗性触摸，重点关注产后问题和关注点。对访问进行了录音和文字记录。对数据进行了编码和分类;并寻求各类别之间的联系。结果体验的五个主题或本质：感觉放松，感觉开放，感觉关心，感觉连接，感觉怀疑。临床意义的妇女和研究人员经历了许多积极的情绪在家访。虽然不知道是拜访、互动还是治疗性触摸帮助女性感受到了关怀，但参与治疗性触摸的经历似乎增加了一个相互关怀的维度，为家访增添了一种特殊而独特的品质。
Purpose To examine the experience of therapeutic touch in the lives of postpartum women. Methods Qualitative study of five postpartum women who participated in therapeutic touch for 2 months during home visits that focused on postpartum issues and concerns. The visits were audiotaped and transcribed. Data were coded and classified; linkages between categories were sought. Results Five themes or essences of the experience emerged: Feeling Relaxed, Feeling Open, Feeling Cared For, Feeling Connected, and Feeling Skeptical. Clinical Implications The women and the researcher experienced many positive emotions during the home visits. Although it is unknown whether it was the visit, the interaction, or the therapeutic touch that helped the women feel cared for, the experience of participating in therapeutic touch seemed to add a dimension of mutual caring that added a special and unique quality to the home visit.