Marstrand2018
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BibType | ARTICLE |
Key | Marstrand2018 |
Author(s) | Ann Katrine Marstrand, Johan Trærup |
Title | A preference for non-invasive touch in caregiving contexts |
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Tag(s) | EMCA, Dementia, Instruction, Parkinson's disease, Professional care, Touch |
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Year | 2018 |
Language | English |
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Journal | Social Interaction. Video-Based Studies of Human Sociality |
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DOI | 10.7146/si.v1i2.110019 |
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Abstract
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 touch as a sensitive action, invading the patient’s intimacy and right to self-determination. First, the semiotic resources occur in a successive order, where touch often occurs only when a verbal or gestural action has failed. Second, less invasive kinds of touch, such as patting, precede more invasive kinds, such as holding and shoving.
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