Abstract
Purpose：The aim of this study is to objectively verify the relaxation effects of practicing taktil care, a method of “touch care.”
Subjects：Twenty practitioners who routinely performed taktil care were enrolled as subjects in this study.
Methods：A control setup of 30 minutes of sitting quietly and an intervention of 30 minutes of taktil care.
Analysis：Physiological, biochemical and psychological changes were compared between the control and intervention periods, and between measurements taken before and after the control setup and intervention.
Results and Discussion：Compared with the control period, the intervention period resulted in significant activation of parasympathetic nerve activity in the autonomic nervous system and significant reduction of sympathetic nerve activity. After intervention, a significant increase in salivary secretory immunoglobulin A and a significant decrease in the degree of oxidation in oxidation-reduction potential were seen compared with before intervention. Vitality, stability and pleasure scores in the two-dimensional mood scale were also significantly higher after intervention than before. The above findings physiologically, biochemically and psychologically confirmed that taktil care has relaxation effects in practitioners themselves.
