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Investigation of the Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Stress and Anxiety in Nursing Students in the Covid-19 Pandemic

Published in Turkish ; the title shown is a translation, and the original-language title appears in the citation below . The plain-English summary was written for this directory from the original-language paper.

Eraydın, C., Çorbacı, B., Dini, Ü., Uysal, H., Yıldırım, E. · Black Sea Journal of Health Science · 2023

Controlled trial ⚖️ vs. pretest-posttest control group Preliminary ✓ Source-checked 📍 Turkey
In plain English. A group of Turkish nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic tried four tapping sessions to see if it helped them cope with pandemic-related stress. Afterward, students reported better coping skills - like seeking support and feeling more optimistic - and improved anxiety scores compared with before. The study is small and its published report did not include the sample size or statistical detail.

What they found

A group of Turkish nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic tried four tapping sessions to see if it helped them cope with pandemic-related stress.

After four EFT sessions, the experimental group showed higher post-test scores on adaptive coping strategies (seeking social support, optimism, self-confidence) and improved state anxiety compared with pre-test; the published report did not include sample size or test statistics.

How the study worked

Who took part Nursing students in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic
What they did In a controlled trial, a tapping group was compared against a separate comparison group.
Compared with pretest-posttest control group
Measured with State Anxiety Inventory (STAI-state), Ways of Coping Inventory, Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS)

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DesignControlled trial
PopulationNursing students in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic
Comparison grouppretest-posttest control group
Outcome measuresState Anxiety Inventory (STAI-state), Ways of Coping Inventory, Subjective Units of Distress Scale (SUDS)
JournalBlack Sea Journal of Health Science
Year2023
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish
MethodEFT / Tapping
Publication typeStudy / trial
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Eraydın, C., Çorbacı, B., Dini, Ü., Uysal, H., & Yıldırım, E. (2023). Investigation of the Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Stress and Anxiety in Nursing Students in the Covid-19 Pandemic. Black Sea Journal of Health Science. https://doi.org/10.19127/bshealthscience.1073640

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