The effects of Therapeutic Touch on premenstrual syndrome
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https://doi.org/10.19177/cntc.v3e4201433-41Keywords:
Nursing, Complementary Therapies, Therapeutic Touch, Premenstrual SyndromeAbstract
The study aimed to verify the effectiveness of Therapeutic Touch (TT or Krieger-Kunz Method) on the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) that affects many women. It was a pilot study and the sample was composed of twenty nursing students from USP who met the inclusion criteria of the project and underwent a weekly session of TT for three months. The researchers conducted an analysis with the paired t-test related to the variables that corresponded to the symptoms of the Blatt and Kupperman Index, and they were collected before and after the interventions with the complementary therapy. The result found was p=0,000; this indicates a significant difference before and after the intervention, and it demonstrates the effectiveness of TT in reducing the symptoms of PMS with significant changes between the zero time and the final moment. The intervention with Therapeutic Touch provided relief on premenstrual syndrome in this study.Downloads
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2014-06-06
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