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Are there any effects of tapping therapy in reducing anxiety and labor pain in the latent phase?

Latifah, L., Setiawati, N., Rismawati, I. · Annals of Tropical Medicine & Public Health · 2019

Review👥 13 participants⚖️ vs. control group (n=8) vs intervention group (n=5)Preliminary✓ Source-checked📍 Indonesia
In plain English. This small study of women in early labor found that tapping therapy did NOT significantly reduce anxiety or pain compared to no tapping. With only 13 total participants split into two tiny groups, this is likely underpowered to detect a real effect, but it's an honest null result worth including for balance.

What they found

13
people took part

Paired t-test results showed p-values higher than 0.05, meaning there was no significant difference in pain and anxiety levels between before and after tapping therapy in either group; the study concluded tapping was not effective for this outcome.

How the study worked

Who took partnullipara mothers in the latent phase of labor (n=13)
What they didThis is a review or commentary synthesizing existing work rather than reporting a new trial.
Compared withcontrol group (n=8) vs intervention group (n=5)
Measured withState-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)

The full record

DesignReview
Participants13 people
Populationnullipara mothers in the latent phase of labor
Comparison groupcontrol group (n=8) vs intervention group (n=5)
Outcome measuresState-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)
JournalAnnals of Tropical Medicine & Public Health
Year2019
CountryIndonesia
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeReview or meta-analysis
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Latifah, L., Setiawati, N., & Rismawati, I. (2019). Are there any effects of tapping therapy in reducing anxiety and labor pain in the latent phase?. Annals of Tropical Medicine & Public Health. https://doi.org/10.36295/ASRO.2019.221152

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Other Physical Conditions 13 participants WHAT THEY FOUND Paired t-test results showed p-values higherthan 0.05, meaning there was no significantdifference in pain and… Review · 13 participants Latifah · 2019 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com