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HEART SURGERY AND ILLNESS
The latest research on Healing Touch to assist heart surgery patients is listed here. More complete information about these studies is available in the Healing Touch International Research Survey. [MORE...]
The MANTRA Study: The Measurement and Actualization of Noetic Training. M. Krucoff, MD, S. Crater, RN, MSN, C. Green, PhD, A. Mass, MD, J. Seskevich, RN, J. Lane, PhD, K. Leoffler,, K. Morris, MD, T. Bashore, MD and H. Koenig, MD.
A randomized controlled study of noetic healing interventions (Healing Touch, prayer, meditation, education) was conducted with 150 patients undergoing angioplasty. Patients received stress management, Healing Touch (chakra connection), guided imagery, or prayer before surgery. There was a 25-30% absolute reduction in adverse peri-procedural outcomes in patients treated with any noetic therapy compared with standard therapy. The lowest absolute complication rates were observed in patients assigned to off-site prayer. In those with a high level of anxiety noetic therapies appeared to show greater reduction in absolute in-patient complication rates compared with standard therapy.
Beneficial Effects of Noetic Therapies on Mood before Percutaneous Intervention for Unstable Coronary Symptoms: Jon E. Seskevich, RN, CHTP, Suzanne W. Crater, MSN, RN, James D. Lane, PhD., and Michell W. Krucoff M.D.
The MANTA study listed above was further explored for the effects of the noetic therapies on mood. One hundred and fifty patients were randomized to stress management, imagery, touch therapy, prayer and standard care immediately before cardiac intervention. The touch therapy was a technique used in Healing Touch called the chakra connection. Mood was assessed before and after treatment. The analysis showed that stress management, imagery and Healing Touch all produced reductions in reported worry as compared with standard therapy and that prayer had no effect. Additionally, Healing Touch significantly increased satisfaction. Although not significant there was a decrease in upsetness, sadness, and shortness of breath and an increase in calmness, hope and happiness in the Healing Touch group. Healing Touch had more significant indicators than guided imagery, stress management or standard care. The authors also found that using noetic therapies in the hectic environment of the coronary intensive care unit was feasible. This study followed the ones listed above and utilized a multi-centre, prospective trail of prayer and a combination of music, imagery and Healing Touch. The study enrolled 748 patients prior to cardiac intervention and they received either off-site intercessory prayer or no prayer and then further placed into groups that received music, imagery and Healing Touch (MIT) or standard therapy. There was no significant difference between the groups for in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular events or 6-month readmission and death in any treatment comparison. Mortality at 6 months was lower with MIT therapy than with no MIT therapy. The no MIT therapy group had significantly higher self reported distress before the procedure which might account for this difference.
The Effect of Healing Touch on Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery Patients. K. Arom, MD, and Barbara MacIntyre, RN
This was an experimental randomized control trail of 237 patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery. There were three groups, Healing Touch, visit, or control. It was found that Healing Touch participants had a shorter hospital stay. More on this study.
The Effects of Healing Touch on Cardiovascular and Oxygenation Variables in Critically Ill Patients. Kathleen McAdams, MSN, RN
The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the effects of Healing Touch in comparison to presence in critically ill patients. Twenty-five patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit were studied. Cardiovascular variables (heart rate, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and mean arterial blood pressure) and oxygenation variables were collected pre and post both Healing Touch and “presence”. The findings of the study indicated that there was a significant difference for diastolic blood pressure for the group who received Healing Touch first as compared to the subjects who received presence first. There was a tendency for the cardiovascular outcomes to show the greatest decrease for the intervention of Healing Touch as compared to presence but they did not show clinical significance.
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