The effects of therapeutic touch on spiritual care and sleep quality in patients receiving palliative care

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2022

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Blackwell Publishing Inc.

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Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate the effect of therapeutic touch (TT) on spiritual care and sleep quality in patients receiving palliative care. Design and Methods: The research was conducted on 73 inpatients receiving palliative care in a training and research hospital. Data were collected with Socio-Demographic Status Questionnaire, Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale (SSCRS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Findings: As a result of this study, a statistically significant difference was found between the intervention and control group SSCRS (Z = ?7.356 p = 0.000) and PSQI (Z = ?7.292 p = 0.000) in post-test data after 4 weeks of TT application. Practice Implications: The results revealed that TT application has a positive impact on spiritual care and sleep quality of the patients.

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*Çetinkaya, Funda ( Aksaray, Yazar )

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Sleep Quality, Spiritual Care, Palliative Care

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Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

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