Healing touch as a supportive intervention for adult XXXX @entity1 : a pilot investigation of effects on distress and symptoms.

@entity1 @entity3325 @entity390 @entity1295 @entity3052 @entity1778 @entity158
BACKGROUND: Goals were to determine the feasibility of conducting a study of @entity3325 ( @entity3325 ) for @entity3052 @entity1 and to obtain preliminary data on its effectiveness. METHODS: Forty hospitalized @entity1778 @entity1 completed a brief survey of @entity3325 knowledge/experience. A prospective cohort (N = 12) was invited to participate in an @entity3325 intervention (9 30-minute sessions over 3 weeks); they completed measures of distress, symptoms, and sleep (at weeks 1 and 5), and completed single item ratings of @entity1295 , @entity390 , distress, and @entity158 immediately pre-post selected @entity3325 sessions. The Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to analyze change in pre-post session ratings and distress, symptom, and sleep measures. RESULTS: Among survey respondents, 8% had used @entity3325 in the past, and 71% were interested in using @entity3325 . In the prospective cohort, there were significant pre-post session improvements in @entity1295 and @entity390 (but not in distress and @entity158 ). There were no significant changes between weeks 1 and 5 in distress, symptoms, or sleep. Ratings and qualitative feedback on @entity3325 were positive, focused mainly on feeling relaxed following @entity3325 sessions. CONCLUSIONS: It is feasible to recruit @entity1 hospitalized for @entity3052 to a study of @entity3325 . Preliminary data on short-term improvements in symptoms indicate these are promising outcomes for future study.
