The Effect of ‘Holding The Hand’ on Pain, Anxiety and Patient Satisfaction in Cesarean-Section and Gynaecological Surgery - Abstract
Anxiety worsens pain experienced by patients and positive emotional state decreases the intensity of pain felt by the patient. In the absence of mother, holding nurse’s hand was efficient. In this case report, we aimed to submit three female patients who had an experience of pain and anxiety preoperatively, perioperatively and postoperatively relieved by hand holding or touching of health care.