Chemotherapy patients more concerned with bedside manner than painful touching, researchers find

Published: Nov. 5, 2015, 10:02 a.m.

b'An Upstate nurse practitioner was surprised to learn through An Upstate nurse practitioner was surprised to learn through her own research her own research that patients undergoing chemotherapy are not necessarily bothered by the constant touching they undergo in treatment. What matters more, according to a that patients undergoing chemotherapy are not necessarily bothered by the constant touching they undergo in treatment. What matters more, according to a nursing journal article nursing journal article by nurse practitioner by nurse practitioner Katherine “Kitty” Leonard Katherine “Kitty” Leonard \\xa0(left) and College of Nursing professor \\xa0(left) and College of Nursing professor Melanie Kalman, PhD, Melanie Kalman, PhD, is the quality of the caregiver/patient relationship. Whether a caregiver\'s touch is painful or intrusive is less important than whether the caregiver shows respect and dignity, they conclude. is the quality of the caregiver/patient relationship. Whether a caregiver\'s touch is painful or intrusive is less important than whether the caregiver shows respect and dignity, they conclude. READ THE JOURNAL ARTICLE READ THE JOURNAL ARTICLE. .'