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RESEARCH
Each
module of the Care with Compassion program has been the
subject of extensive research validating the beneficial
effects. Moreover, each segment is non-invasive and
suitable for patients undergoing a wide variety of
conventional medical treatments and suffering from
diverse psychological and physical maladies.
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"Alternative therapies address
loneliness, isolation, tactile stimulation, and many other issues
patients face every day. With increased relaxation, decreases in
agitation, improved sleep, there would surely be increased cooperation
and participation and less call-button usage and pharmaceutical
intervention needed. The bottom line is it saves facilities money." Zarren, M.D., Director, Healing Connection |
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As
part of my thesis work at Lesley University, I conducted a
double-blind pilot study at two nursing facilities north of
Boston. In each study all three therapy segments were provided
to a group of the residents while an equivalent amount of
“quality time” only was spent with the control group. A number
of subjective and objective measures of health and well-being
were employed to evaluate the merits of the program: blood
pressure, respiration, mood, focus, eating, sleeping and pain.
The results provided dramatic corroborating evidence for the
program’s success: the experimental group experienced a 271%
greater improvement than did the control group, with the
strongest results coming in objective, quantifiable criteria.
The experimental group showed marked decreases in blood pressure
and respiration rates, indicating reduced stress levels, and
substantially improving eating, sleeping, mood and focus,
suggesting reduced pain and increased sensory activity and
awareness. The residents in the experimental group uniformly
reported great satisfaction with the program and demonstrated
augmented quality of life according to a wide variety of
criteria.
In
numerous case studies of individual clients receiving these same
services, in other facilities or in private home settings, over
a course of months or years these identical findings were
confirmed by this pilot study. |
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