The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Perceived Stress and General Self-Efficacy in Nursing Students

March 14, 2024 updated by: Halime Esra Meram, Selcuk University

The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Perceived Stress and General Self-Efficacy About Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing Lesson in Undergraduate Nursing Students With Fear of Birth

The study was conducted to determine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on perceived stress and general self-efficacy in obstetrics and gynecology nursing lesson in undergraduate nursing students with fear of birth.

The samples were applied to undergraduate nursing students satisfying the research criteria in a state university nursing faculty in Konya at November 2022.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study was designed to be randomly controlled. Block randomization method was used to determine the intervention and control groups. Randomization was done by a biostatistician outside the researcher. 50 nursing students were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups. The study was carried out in three stages with three EFT applications, applied for approximately 20-30 minutes, at 7-day intervals. In the first stage, students who met the inclusion criteria were identified by interviewing students who thought they had a fear of childbirth. After informed consent was obtained from the students and pretest data were collected, they were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. EFT application was applied to those in the intervention group. No intervention was made for the control group. Data was collected twice for the intervention group, before the first EFT application (pretest) and after the last EFT application (posttest). The control group was also tested at the first interview and again 3 weeks later. The applications were carried out face to face with the students as a group. For the collection of research data, "Descriptive Information Form", "General Self-Efficacy (GSE) Scale", "Perceived Stress Scale" and "The Subjective Units of Distress (SUD) Scale" were used.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

50

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Turkey
      • Konya, Turkey
        • Selcuk University

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female students who were taking the Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing course at the Faculty of Nursing, who volunteered to participate in the study, and who thought they had a fear of childbirth were included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Female students who did not take the Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing course at the Faculty of Nursing, did not volunteer to participate in the study, and did not think they had a fear of childbirth were not included in the study.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intervention group

Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) application was applied to those in the intervention group.

The study was carried out in three stages with three EFT applications, applied for approximately 20-30 minutes, at 7-day intervals. In the first stage, students who met the inclusion criteria were identified by interviewing students who thought they had a fear of childbirth.
Other: Emotional Freedom Technique
Emotional freedom techniques is a psychophysiological intervention that combines psychological methods from traditional therapies with somatic stimulation. EFT involves tapping acupuncture points to desensitize negative emotions by focusing on the emotion.
No Intervention: Control group
The control group was also tested at the first interview and again 3 weeks later.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
General Self-Efficacy Scale
Time Frame: Change from The General Self-Efficacy Scale at three weeks
The scale consists of 10 items. It is scored between 1-4 and the lowest 10 and the highest 40 points can be obtained.
Change from The General Self-Efficacy Scale at three weeks
Perceived Stress Scale
Time Frame: Change from The Perceived Stress Scale at three weeks
The scale consists of 14 items. It is scored between 0-4 and the lowest 0 and the highest 56 points can be obtained.
Change from The Perceived Stress Scale at three weeks
The Subjective Units of Distress Scale
Time Frame: Change from The Subjective Units of Distress Scale at three weeks
It is an 11-point scale commonly used as a subjective verbal rating of discomfort, where 0 indicates absence of discomfort and 10 indicates that it is intolerable.
Change from The Subjective Units of Distress Scale at three weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Selcuk University

Investigators

  • Study Director: Halime Esra Meram, PhD, Selcuk University

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

November 7, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 28, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

June 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 14, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 14, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

March 21, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 21, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 14, 2024

Last Verified

March 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 006

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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