Bağcı H.Çınar Yücel Ş.2019-10-262019-10-2620190022-41970022-4197https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-019-00831-9https://hdl.handle.net/11454/15732This study was carried out to investigate the effect of therapeutic touch on sleep quality in the elderly people living in the nursing homes. The study is a randomized controlled experimental study (pretest–posttest control group). The sample of the research consisted of 25 elderly people. As a result of the study, although there was a significant increase (p < 0.05) in the sleep quality of each group, no significant difference was found between the groups (p > 0.05). Therapeutic touch is an effective method of improving the sleep quality of the elders living at a nursing home. © 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.en10.1007/s10943-019-00831-9info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessComplementary medicineElderNursingSleep qualityTherapeutic touchArticleQ1