A preference for non-invasive touch in caregiving contexts

This article analyses how a professional caregiver uses touch as a key resource when instructing and guiding a person with Parkinson’s disease. Touch is shown to have both facilitating and controlling functions in the accomplishment of everyday tasks in residential care. We find an orientation to t...

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Main Authors: Ann Katrine Marstrand, Jan Svennevig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Copenhagen 2018-10-01
Series:Social Interaction
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Online Access:https://tidsskrift.dk/socialinteraction/article/view/110019