Title

Clinical Research: Evaluation of Healing Touch's Effect on Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Recovery, a Randomized Study

Authors

Bridget Klein, CentraCare HealthFollow
Kirsten Skillings, St. Cloud Hospital, CentraCare HealthFollow
Roxanne Wilson PhD, RN, St. Cloud Hospital, CentraCare HealthFollow
Kathleen Sowada, St. Cloud Hospital, CentraCare HealthFollow
Teresa Jahn, St. Cloud Hospital, CentraCare HealthFollow
Jessica Thoma, St. Cloud Hospital, CentraCare HealthFollow

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Description

This study is assessing the efficacy of Healing Touch on patients receiving Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting at St. Cloud Hospital. A single previous research study determined Healing Touch, when added to standard nursing care, can significantly reduce anxiety and length of stay in patients undergoing CABG procedures.

Publication Date

2018

Keywords

Healing touch, CABG, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Alternative Therapies, Psychological stress, Energy therapy

Disciplines

Other Nursing

Comments

2018 Nurses Week Poster

Recommended Citation

Klein, Bridget; Skillings, Kirsten; Wilson, Roxanne PhD, RN; Sowada, Kathleen; Jahn, Teresa; and Thoma, Jessica, "Clinical Research: Evaluation of Healing Touch's Effect on Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Recovery, a Randomized Study" (2018). Nursing Posters. 79.
https://digitalcommons.centracare.com/nursing_posters/79