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