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EFT for senior insomnia patients — depression outcome (as tabulated in Nelms & Castel 2016)

Lee, J.H., et al. · 2013

Outcome study👥 10 participants📈 Cohen's 1.41 (large)Preliminary📍 South Korea
In plain English. In a very small, uncontrolled study of ten older adults with insomnia, tapping was linked to a large improvement in depression symptoms measured on a geriatric depression scale. With no comparison group and only ten people, this is a preliminary early signal, not proof.

What they found

Cohen's = 1.41
a large effect · on depressive symptoms
smallmoderatelarge
00.50.82.5

A large depression improvement (d=1.41) was reported in this very small (N=10), uncontrolled sample of senior insomnia patients.

How the study worked

Who took partsenior patients with insomnia (n=10)
What they didParticipants received tapping and were measured before and after, without a separate comparison group.
Measured withGDS-K

The full record

DesignOutcome study
Participants10 people
Populationsenior patients with insomnia
Effect sizeCohen's d = 1.41 — on depressive symptoms
Outcome measuresGDS-K
JournalOriginal publication venue not confirmed (indexed via Nelms & Castel 2016 Table 4)
Year2013
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeStudy / trial
VerificationTranscribed from a peer-reviewed source; pending independent confirmation

Catalogued from a peer-reviewed index or meta-analysis. See the citation below to locate the original.

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Lee, J.H., & et al. (2013). EFT for senior insomnia patients — depression outcome (as tabulated in Nelms & Castel 2016).

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Depression Cohen's 1.41 large effect WHAT THEY FOUND A large depression improvement (d=1.41) wasreported in this very small (N=10),uncontrolled sample of senior… Outcome study · 10 participants Lee · 2013 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com