Ms Vickie Howard V.Howard@hull.ac.uk
Deputy Programme Director Mental Health and Wellbeing Practitioner Programme
Using Indian head massage to aid recovery
Howard, Vickie; Halldorsson, Rachel
Authors
Rachel Halldorsson
Abstract
Creating an environment that focuses on individual recovery within an acute inpatient environment can be challenging. To add to the therapeutic nature of a mental health assessment and treatment ward for women, we conducted a pilot of six Indian head massage taster treatments for patients. Feedback was obtained from patients and staff through the questionnaires, observation and verbal feedback. The feedback showed individual positive experiences and that the treatment enhanced experiences of care. These outcomes are being used to explore the benefits of the use of IHM in ward environments. The feedback indicates IHM training for multidisciplinary ward staff would be beneficial. This article reports on the use of a complementary therapy as a component of a ward recovery ethos and an intervention to help with promoting a therapeutic and caring ward environment.
Citation
Howard, V., & Halldorsson, R. (2013). Using Indian head massage to aid recovery. Nursing Times, 109(25), 14-16
Journal Article Type | Article |
---|---|
Publication Date | Jun 26, 2013 |
Deposit Date | Feb 21, 2020 |
Journal | Nursing Times |
Print ISSN | 0954-7762 |
Publisher | EMAP |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 109 |
Issue | 25 |
Pages | 14-16 |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/2764248 |
Publisher URL | https://www.nursingtimes.net/roles/mental-health-nurses/using-indian-head-massage-to-aid-recovery-21-06-2013/ |
You might also like
Recognising narcissistic abuse and the implications for mental health nursing practice
(2019)
Journal Article
Blunted stress reactivity is a distinctive feature in clinically depressed patients
(2019)
Journal Article
Downloadable Citations
About Repository@Hull
Administrator e-mail: repository@hull.ac.uk
This application uses the following open-source libraries:
SheetJS Community Edition
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
PDF.js
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
Font Awesome
SIL OFL 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)
CC BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Powered by Worktribe © 2024
Advanced Search