Emotional Freedom Techniques on Burnout in Therapists

NCT06955780 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 01870
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 18
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of Emotional Freedome Techniques (EFT) on burnout in rehabilitation therapists. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer \[is/are\]:

• Complete the demographic survey using the Qualtrics link. Information pertaining to age, gender, years of work experience, professional discipline, workplace setting, etc. will be gathered.
• Complete a short 12-item questionnaire (Burnout Assessment Tool - Short \[BAT-S\]) that immediately follows the demographic questions. Questions will be related to experiencing feelings of burnout.
• Attend a free, live, virtual wellness session. Before the session begins, you will be asked to privately answer three questions related to current levels of work distress, despair, and anxiety using a Qualtrics link. During the wellness session, the research team consisting of the PI and student researchers will describe what Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) is and how it is performed. The research team will then lead participants through EFT with you performing the technique on yourself.
• Immediately following the session, you will be asked to privately answer the three questions relating to work distress, despair, and anxiety again using a Qualtrics link.
• One month after completing the session, you will receive an email containing a Qualtrics link to answer the work distress, despair, and anxiety questions again, as well as the BAT-S in order for the researchers to collect follow-up data.

Conditions

Burnout; Anxiety; Distress, Emotional

Keywords

burnout; emotional freedom techniques; EFT; occupational therapy; distress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Subjective Units of Distress

  The SUDS is a rating scale used with EFT to measure individuals' current subjective units of distress. The scale ranges from 0 to 10, with 0 being no distress and 10 being the highest level of distress (Church, 2019).

  before, immediately after, and at the one-month follow-up of the EFT session

• Burnout Assessment Tool (BAT)

  The BAT is a self-report, Likert-scale questionnaire used to measure burnout. The developers divided burnout into four core scales: exhaustion, mental distance, cognitive impairment, and emotional impairment.

  before EFT session and at the one-month follow-up

Interventions

Emotional Freedom Techniques OTHER

Emotional Freedom Techniques

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Indianapolis: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46227, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Church D, Stapleton P, Vasudevan A, O'Keefe T. Clinical EFT as an evidence-based practice for the treatment of psychological and physiological conditions: A systematic review. Front Psychol. 2022 Nov 10;13:951451. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.951451. eCollection 2022.

  PMID: 36438382 BACKGROUND

• Church, D. (2019). The EFT Manual (4th ed.) Energy Psychology Press.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor of Practice

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 24, 2025
• First Posted: May 2, 2025
• Study Start: October 22, 2023
• Primary Completion: February 10, 2024
• Study Completion: April 21, 2025
• Last Updated: May 2, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
• Time Frame: Start date (now) until 1/1/2032
• Access Criteria: Upon request

Locations

US (1)