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

NCT06323083 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 006
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Emotion Regulation; Stress; Self Efficacy

Keywords

Emotion Regulation; Stress; Self Efficacy; Nursing Student

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• General Self-Efficacy Scale

  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

  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

  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

Study Arms (2)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

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

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group was also tested at the first interview and again 3 weeks later.

Interventions

Emotional Freedom Technique OTHER

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.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Nursing Students
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Selcuk University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Selcuk University

Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emotional Regulation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Self-Control; Social Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Halime Esra Meram, PhD

  Selcuk University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: The study was designed to be randomly controlled.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 14, 2024
• First Posted: March 21, 2024
• Study Start: November 7, 2022
• Primary Completion: November 28, 2022
• Study Completion: June 30, 2023
• Last Updated: March 21, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Locations

TU (1)