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The effect of emotional freedom technique (EFT) to anxiety level of pre-percutaneous coronary intervention

Hardiyan, D., Wahyiuni, F., Riyandini, F.R. · Nursing Care Journal · 2022

Controlled trial👥 24 participants⚖️ vs. control groupModerate rigor✓ Source-checked📍 Indonesia
In plain English. Twenty-four people in Indonesia waiting for a heart artery procedure were split into a tapping group and a control group just before the procedure. The tapping group's pre-procedure anxiety dropped by a statistically real margin compared to the control group. It's a small sample tied to a single stressful medical moment rather than an ongoing condition, but the effect is clearly reported.

What they found

24
people took part

24 patients (12 EFT, 12 control) awaiting a percutaneous coronary intervention in Indonesia showed a significant anxiety reduction with EFT versus control (mean difference 2.833, p=0.0001).

How the study worked

Who took partPatients in Indonesia awaiting percutaneous coronary intervention (a heart procedure) (n=24)
What they didIn a controlled trial, a tapping group was compared against a separate comparison group.
Compared withcontrol group
Measured withanxiety scale

💡 Where this could help

If findings like these hold up in larger trials, the promise is simple: a low-cost, self-administered tool that could reach people struggling with anxiety who can't easily access traditional care — at home, between appointments, or where there aren't enough clinicians to go around.

🔬 What to study next

The natural next step: a larger sample to confirm the effect.

The full record

DesignControlled trial
Participants24 people
PopulationPatients in Indonesia awaiting percutaneous coronary intervention (a heart procedure)
Comparison groupcontrol group
Outcome measuresanxiety scale
JournalNursing Care Journal
Year2022
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeStudy / trial
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source
Verification note. Abstract text confirms 24 respondents (12 EFT/12 control), quasi-experimental design, and mean difference 2.833 / p=0.0001 — matches record exactly. Primary journal website itself not independently reachable (small, non-indexed Indonesian journal), but verbatim abstract reproduction in a reliable secondary bibliography meets the verification bar. Do not confuse with a similarly-titled but distinct 2024 SEFT/PCI study in Jurnal Keperawatan (UMM) — that is a different paper.

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Hardiyan, D., Wahyiuni, F., & Riyandini, F.R. (2022). The effect of emotional freedom technique (EFT) to anxiety level of pre-percutaneous coronary intervention. Nursing Care Journal.

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Anxiety 24 participants WHAT THEY FOUND 24 patients (12 EFT, 12 control) awaiting apercutaneous coronary intervention inIndonesia showed a significant… Controlled trial · 24 participants Hardiyan · 2022 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com