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Emotional intervention of Emotional Freedom Technique to reduce post operation pain of Caesarian section

Latifah, L., Ramawati, D. · Indonesian Nursing Journal of Education and Clinic · 2014

Controlled trial 👥 30 participants ⚖️ vs. control group (n=15) vs treatment group (n=15) Preliminary 📍 Indonesia
In plain English. 30 mothers recovering from C-section surgery were split into a group getting EFT/tapping and a group not getting it. The tapping group reported significantly less post-surgical pain. This is a small quasi-experimental study without randomization, so some caution in interpreting causality is warranted.

What they found

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30 mothers recovering from C-section surgery were split into a group getting EFT/tapping and a group not getting it.

Pain scale after treatment was significantly lower in the EFT/tapping group (4.27) than in the control group (5.00), with p=0.000.

How the study worked

Who took part mothers post Caesarean Section (SC) surgery (n=30)
What they did In a controlled trial, a tapping group was compared against a separate comparison group.
Compared with control group (n=15) vs treatment group (n=15)
Measured with Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)

💡 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 pain 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
Participants30 people
Populationmothers post Caesarean Section (SC) surgery
Comparison groupcontrol group (n=15) vs treatment group (n=15)
Outcome measuresNumeric Rating Scale (NRS)
JournalIndonesian Nursing Journal of Education and Clinic
Year2014
CountryIndonesia
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / Tapping
Publication typeStudy / trial
VerificationTranscribed from a peer-reviewed source; pending independent confirmation

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Latifah, L., & Ramawati, D. (2014). Emotional intervention of Emotional Freedom Technique to reduce post operation pain of Caesarian section. Indonesian Nursing Journal of Education and Clinic. https://doi.org/10.24990/injec.v1i1.52

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Pain 30 participants WHAT THEY FOUND Pain scale after treatment was significantlylower in the EFT/tapping group (4.27) thanin the control group (5.00)… Controlled trial · 30 participants Latifah · 2014 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com