Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique, Surgical Fear and Anxiety

Ataturk University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Emotional Distress

Treatments: Behavioral: Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05359458

AEP17

Details and patient eligibility

About

Aim: In this study, the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique applied to patients before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on surgical fear and anxiety was investigated.

Design: This is a randomized controlled study. Method: A total of 112 patients who were going to have Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy were randomly divided into two groups each including 56 participants. The intervention group was provided with Emotional Freedom Technique. The control group received routine face-to-face education. Surgical fear and anxiety were examined.

Enrollment: 112 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical treatment for Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
• 18 years of age or older
• Mentally healthy

Exclusion criteria

• Agree to participate in the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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112 participants in 2 patient groups

Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique Applied to Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Patients

Experimental group

Description:

The intervention group is the group in which the investigators applied Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique Intervention: Behavioral: Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique

Treatment:

Behavioral: Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique

Standard Clinical Care Applied to Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Patients

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group is the group that receives standard clinical care