Touch: what is its actual use by nurses?

Authors

  • Magda Cristina Queiroz Dell'Acqua Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Vilanice Alves de Araujo Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Maria Júlia Paes da Silva Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691998000200004

Keywords:

nonverbal communication, touch

Abstract

This study aims to verify the use of the touch by nurses according to LE MAY'S proposal (1986), as well as to verify when and why he uses it, according to his own perception. Thirty-seven nurses (20 teachers, 16 assistants and 01 who was attending a specialization course) were interviewed in September 1995 in the capital and other cities of the State of São Paulo, showing that the majority of the collected samples mentioned touch in an expressive manner, referring to using it mainly to demonstrate empathies and security on moments where patient's emotion were perceived.

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Published

1998-04-01

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (1998)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Touch: what is its actual use by nurses?. (1998). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 6(2), 17-22. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691998000200004