Search for dissertations about: "touch massage"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words touch massage.

  2. 1. Emotional and physiological responses to touch massage

    Author : Lenita Lindgren; Christine Brulin; Ola Winsö; Stefan Lehtipalo; Lars Berggren; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Touch; touch massage; emotion; anxiety; autonomic nervous sytem; brain; stress; omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning; Caring Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: Clinical findings indicate that touch massage has the ability to induce positive emotions and influence stress responses. However, little is known about mechanisms that can explain observed responses.Aim: To understand mechanisms behind observed emotional and physiological responses during and after touch massage. READ MORE

  4. 2. Nurses' and patients' experiences of caring touch interventions in an emergency context

    Author : Fanny Airosa; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Complementary therapies;

    Abstract : The epistemological standpoint of this thesis is the theory of the lifeworld where the lived body is seen as a unity of body and soul. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the experiences of caring touch interventions, such as tactile massage or healing touch, in an emergency care context, from the perspective of nurses and patients. READ MORE