Sahawneh, L.J.F. (2011). Effectiveness of therapeutic touch on pain management among patients with cancer -- literature review. Middle East Journal of Nursing, 5(4), 21–24.
To conduct a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic touch (TT) as a complementary or alternative means of managing the pain of patients with cancer
TT is a therapy that may be useful in decreasing cancer-related pain and improve quality of life, but TT is often overlooked.
The systematic review was not thorough; reported findings were not comprehensive.