Identification of types of touching that took place in nursing at an outpatient ward

Authors

  • Eliana Moreira Pinheiro Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Isamara Flores da Rocha Fundação Pró-Sangue; Hemocentro de São Paulo
  • Maria Cláudia Moreira da Silva Hospital Sírio Libanês; unidade de terapia intensiva

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62341998000300002

Keywords:

Non verbal communication, Touching

Abstract

This study was realized in the outpatient ward of bone marrow transplantation. The sample consisted of 17 adult patients and six workers. The data was collected from October to December, 1996, being obtained through filming, decodification of the films, a questionnaire and interview with the workers. The purposes were to identify in what situations the different types occurred, and which regions of the body were involved. It was found that most of the touching was of the instrumental type. The regions touched were the thorax and upper limbs.

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Published

1998-10-01

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 3 (1998)

Section

Original Articles

License

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

Pinheiro, E. M., Rocha, I. F. da, & Silva, M. C. M. da. (1998). Identification of types of touching that took place in nursing at an outpatient ward. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 32(3), 192-198. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62341998000300002