Physiological subjective evaluation in the healing touch

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25670905
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Fundamental nursing
• Research Institution: Gunma University
• Principal Investigator: Kiriyama Katsue 群馬大学, 大学院保健学研究科, 助教 (70412989)
• Research Collaborator: Toda Miki ; Hashimoto Mitie ; Shibata Akiko ; Tokita Ushio
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: ヒーリングタッチ / 補完代替療法 / リラクセーション / 癒し

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study was to inspect a physiological subjective effect to occur because of a healing touch. By the physiological reaction, numerical value of vital signs and saliva amylase of the person who performed a healing touch rose, and the tendency that the numerical value of the person who received a healing touch dropped was seen. By the subjective reaction, besides, various reactions of the relaxation effect by the healing touch were seen. As for the healing touch, it was suggested that there were many reactions that I could not measure with the numerical value by confirming a physiological reaction and a subjective reaction.

Free Research Field

基礎看護学