Interpersonal touch can help to lower blood pressure, to improve sleep quality, increase comfort levels and improve immune function. In addition to the direct benefits of touch, it can also help seniors to maintain their emotional balance.
Our residents enjoyed a hand and foot massage to gain the benefits of touch.
Behavioral and psychological problems of older people with dementia are improved after receiving massage or touch.
From the point of view of nurses in care settings, interpersonal touch enhances their own ability to comfort and to promote emotional attachment, making their work more personally satisfying, which has been shown to diminish the risk of burn-out.
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