Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Perceived Pain, Situational Anxiety and Satisfaction Levels During Mammography Screening.

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

Status: Completed

Conditions: Anxiety; Mammography Screening; Pain

Treatments: Other: Emotional Freedom Technique

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06296927

SumeyyeKose-E.138186

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was planned to determine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on perceived pain level, situational anxietyl and satisfaction level during mammography screening.

Full description

The randomized controlled and experimental study will be conducted with 94 women who applied to the Cancer Early Diagnosis, Screening and Education Center for mammography screening. The women in the experimental group (n=47) will be applied the Emotional Freedom Technique before mammography screening and the women in the control group (n=47) will be given routine mammography screening. The Sociodemographic Information Form, Visual Analog, Situational Anxiety Inventory, blood pressure monitor, thermometer and saturation device will be used to collect the data.

Enrollment: 94 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Having a first mammography screening
• Knowing how to read and write,
• Having entered menopause (at least 1 year has passed since the last menstruation)

Exclusion criteria

• Having any cognitive or hearing problems,
• Having used painkillers before the procedure,
• Having no chronic diseases (cardiovascular, respiratory tract),
• Having a diagnosed mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder),
• Having epilepsy (as it is a contraindication for EFT applications),

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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94 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Emotional Freedom Technique will be applied to women in the intervention group applying for mammography screening 30-40 minutes before the procedure.

Treatment:

Other: Emotional Freedom Technique

Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Women in the control group applying for mammography screening will not receive any intervention other than routine mammography screening.