Analysis of the Improvement Effect of Emotional Release Therapy on Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Postoperative Pain After Mixed Hemorrhoid Surgery

In plain English. Chinese patients recovering from hemorrhoid surgery — which can involve significant pain — were randomly assigned to tapping sessions alongside their normal post-surgery care, or to standard care alone (45 patients per group). The group that tapped reported feeling less anxious and down, slept better, and rated their quality of life higher than the group that didn't tap, with all differences reaching statistical significance.

Verification note. n corrected from null to 90 (45/45, randomized by random-number-table method per the full text — previously listed as null and design as non-randomized 'controlled-trial'). Design corrected from 'controlled-trial' to 'rct' since randomization is explicitly stated. Journal corrected from 'Unknown' to 'Medical Research and Practice' (医学研究与实践), 2023 issue 2, pp.43-45, per the running header on the fetched PDF. Outcome measures updated from generic descriptions to the actual named instruments (SAS, SDS, PSQI, SF-6) found in the full text. Note: the paper's own English abstract states a quality-of-life total score of 115.94±8.52 (EFT) vs 98.57±7.62 (control), but its results table (Table 2) shows different totals (95.94±8.52 vs 88.57±7.62) for the same comparison — an internal inconsistency in the source paper itself; no specific QoL total figure was used in key_finding to avoid propagating it. No Cohen's d or CI given in the source, so effect_size remains null.