Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Sleep Quality and Anxiety in Individuals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Effect of Therapeutic Touch on Sleep Quality and Anxiety in Individuals With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Purpose: The purpose is to determine the effect of therapeutic touch on the sleep quality and anxiety of individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Material and methods: This study was conducted between March 2018 and March 2019 as a randomized controlled experimental study conducted with pre-test post-test model. In addition to the routine nursing care, therapeutic touch (TT) and study scales were applied to the experimental group for a total of three sessions, once a day and 10 minutes each, for three consecutive days and only study scales were applied to the control group. The data was collected using Personal Information Form, Richard-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire and State Anxiety Inventory.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Over the age of 18
• Literate
• Oriented, open to communication and cooperation
• Those who are hospitalized in the clinic for at least four days
• Patients who volunteered to participate in the study were included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have any diagnosed psychiatric disorder
• Using antidepressants, antihistamines, benzodiazepines, hypnotic and narcotic drugs
• Persons using any other complementary and alternative treatment method during the therapeutic touch application were not included in the study.