{"id":"https://openalex.org/W3203832726","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0898010108323014","title":"Commentary on \u201cA Pilot Study of the Experience of Participating in a Therapeutic Touch Practice Group\u201d","display_name":"Commentary on \u201cA Pilot Study of the Experience of Participating in a Therapeutic Touch Practice Group\u201d","publication_year":2008,"publication_date":"2008-04-18","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W3203832726","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0898010108323014","mag":"3203832726"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1177/0898010108323014","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0898010108323014","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0898010108323014","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S112732038","display_name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","issn_l":"0898-0101","issn":["0898-0101","1552-5724"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dongbi-d","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","medline","norway-1","poland-40","russia-white-list-1"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320017","host_organization_name":"SAGE Publishing","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320017"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["SAGE Publishing"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"editorial","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5005725397","display_name":"Howard K. Butcher","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8394-516X","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8394-516X"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I126307644","display_name":"University of Iowa","ror":"https://ror.org/036jqmy94","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I126307644"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Howard K. Butcher","raw_affiliation_strings":["University of Iowa College of Nursing"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"University of Iowa College of Nursing","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I126307644"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":1,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5005725397"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I126307644"],"apc_list":{"value":4150,"currency":"USD","value_usd":4150},"apc_paid":null,"fwci":null,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":0,"citation_normalized_percentile":null,"cited_by_percentile_year":null,"biblio":{"volume":"26","issue":"3","first_page":"169","last_page":"172"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13044","display_name":"Biofield Effects and Biophysics","score":0.9955999851226807,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2737","display_name":"Physiology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13044","display_name":"Biofield Effects and Biophysics","score":0.9955999851226807,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2737","display_name":"Physiology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T12448","display_name":"Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs","score":0.0010000000474974513,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3207","display_name":"Social Psychology"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/32","display_name":"Psychology"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10902","display_name":"Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies","score":0.0008999999845400453,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2707","display_name":"Complementary and alternative medicine"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/27","display_name":"Medicine"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/4","display_name":"Health Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/therapeutic-touch","display_name":"therapeutic touch","score":0.8999999761581421},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/holistic-nursing","display_name":"holistic nursing","score":0.7870000004768372},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/practitioner-experiences","display_name":"practitioner experiences","score":0.5199999809265137},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/complementary-therapy","display_name":"complementary therapy","score":0.5849999785423279},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/pain-relief","display_name":"analgesia","score":0.6520000100135803},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/stress-reduction","display_name":"stress reduction","score":0.7289999723434448},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/anxiety-reduction","display_name":"anxiety reduction","score":0.9729999899864197}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2781362769","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1971438","display_name":"Therapeutic touch","level":3,"score":0.9115047454833984},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C15744967","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9418","display_name":"Psychology","level":0,"score":0.5176210999488831},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C542102704","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183257","display_name":"Psychotherapist","level":1,"score":0.4030555486679077},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C159110408","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q121176","display_name":"Nursing","level":1,"score":0.3862374722957611},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.37627077102661133},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C509550671","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q126945","display_name":"Medical education","level":1,"score":0.34932658076286316},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C204787440","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q188504","display_name":"Alternative medicine","level":2,"score":0.3046033978462219},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C142724271","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7208","display_name":"Pathology","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1177/0898010108323014","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0898010108323014","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1177/0898010108323014","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S112732038","display_name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","issn_l":"0898-0101","issn":["0898-0101","1552-5724"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["cwts-core","dongbi-d","jufo-1","ki-jl-1","medline","norway-1","poland-40","russia-white-list-1"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320017","host_organization_name":"SAGE Publishing","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320017"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["SAGE Publishing"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Journal of Holistic Nursing","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:CiteSeerX.psu:10.1.1.990.3947","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.990.3947","pdf_url":null,"source":null,"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"http://jhn.sagepub.com/content/26/3/169.full.pdf","raw_type":"text"},{"id":"pmh:oai:ir.uiowa.edu:nursing_pubs-2024","doi":null,"is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://ir.uiowa.edu/nursing_pubs/711","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306401239","display_name":"Iowa Research Online (The University of Iowa)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"listed_in":[],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I126307644","host_organization_name":"University of Iowa","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I126307644"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"College of Nursing Publications","raw_type":"article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/3","display_name":"Good health and well-being","score":0.9391000270843506}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":15,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W108427756","https://openalex.org/W626636569","https://openalex.org/W648282248","https://openalex.org/W1564635689","https://openalex.org/W2048677331","https://openalex.org/W2054286152","https://openalex.org/W2070211366","https://openalex.org/W2071067248","https://openalex.org/W2101139872","https://openalex.org/W2128651585","https://openalex.org/W2133840399","https://openalex.org/W2159165123","https://openalex.org/W2165300527","https://openalex.org/W2326304133","https://openalex.org/W4300767454"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W7096251047","https://openalex.org/W2028184643","https://openalex.org/W1523040793","https://openalex.org/W2101139872","https://openalex.org/W2116191116","https://openalex.org/W2027504850","https://openalex.org/W108427756","https://openalex.org/W2104465546","https://openalex.org/W3137001374","https://openalex.org/W7128712765"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Despite":[0],"controversy":[1],"and":[2,55,87,99,119,123],"the":[3,39,76],"reluctance":[4],"of":[5,38,52,66,78,95,111],"skepticsto":[6],"accept":[7],"mounting":[8],"evidence,":[9],"Therapeutic":[10],"Touch":[11],"(TT)":[12],"continues":[13],"to":[14],"endure":[15],"as":[16,84],"a":[17,105,129],"central":[18],"practice":[19],"modal-ity":[20],"in":[21,80],"holistic":[22],"nursing.":[23],"Few":[24],"if":[25],"any":[26],"nursing":[27],"interven-tions":[28],"have":[29],"been":[30],"researched":[31],"more":[32,45,56,63,91,101],"extensively":[33],"than":[34,46,57,64,92],"TT.":[35],"A":[36],"search":[37],"literature":[40],"reveals":[41],"that":[42,126],"there":[43],"are":[44,103],"1,200":[47],"published":[48,120],"journal":[49],"articles,":[50],"dozens":[51],"book":[53],"chapters,":[54],"8":[58],"books":[59],"on":[60,97],"TT,":[61,98],"with":[62],"50":[65],"these":[67],"publications":[68],"being":[69],"either":[70],"experimen-tal":[71],"or":[72],"quasi-experimental":[73],"studies":[74,102,113],"testing":[75],"effective-ness":[77],"TT":[79,127],"reducing":[81],"outcomes":[82],"such":[83],"pain,":[85],"stress,":[86],"anxiety.":[88],"There":[89],"is":[90],"35":[93],"years":[94],"research":[96],"although":[100],"needed,":[104],"meta-analytic":[106],"review":[107],"by":[108],"Peters":[109],"(1999)":[110],"9":[112],"meeting":[114],"rigorous":[115],"criteria":[116],"for":[117],"inclusion":[118],"between":[121],"1986":[122],"1996":[124],"concluded":[125],"has":[128],"medium":[130],"effect":[131]},"counts_by_year":[],"updated_date":"2026-08-26T07:47:46.906454","created_date":"2021-10-11T00:00:00"}