Sensory attenuation of self-touch, that is, the perceptual reduction self-generated tactile stimuli, is considered a neurocognitive basis for self-other distinction. However, whether this effect can also be found in upper limb amputees using prosthesis unknown. Thirteen participants were asked to touch their foot sole with a) intact hand (self-touch), b) (prosthesis-touch), or c) let it touched...

Background: Recently, the "Disruptions in the Energy Field" have been omitted from the list of nursing diagnoses published by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA). Therapeutic touch is a scientific nursing intervention. The aim of this systematic review was to identify the efficacy of therapeutic touch (TT) and investigate the tenability of omitting this diagnosis from the N...