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Spiritual emotional freedom technique increased patient self efficacy

Maryana, M., Dewi, S. · Bali Medical Journal · 2021

Controlled trial👥 80 participants⚖️ vs. control groupModerate rigor✓ Source-checked📍 Indonesia
In plain English. Eighty people with type 2 diabetes in Indonesia were split into a tapping group and a control group. The tapping group's confidence in managing their own condition — their self-efficacy — improved by a statistically real margin more than the control group's. This measures confidence in self-management rather than the diabetes itself, so it speaks to psychological coping rather than blood sugar control.

What they found

80
people took part

80 Type 2 diabetes patients (40 SEFT, 40 control) in Sleman, Indonesia showed significantly greater improvement in self-efficacy in the SEFT group (Wilcoxon and Mann-Whitney both p<0.05).

How the study worked

Who took partType 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Sleman, Indonesia (n=80)
What they didIn a controlled trial, a tapping group was compared against a separate comparison group.
Compared withcontrol group
Measured withself-efficacy 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 other physical conditions 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: longer-term follow-up to see how durable the benefit is, and an active ('sham tapping') control to isolate what's doing the work.

The full record

DesignControlled trial
Participants80 people
PopulationType 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Sleman, Indonesia
Comparison groupcontrol group
Outcome measuresself-efficacy scale
JournalBali Medical Journal
Year2021
CountryIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeStudy / trial
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Maryana, M., & Dewi, S. (2021). Spiritual emotional freedom technique increased patient self efficacy. Bali Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.15562/bmj.v10i3.2830

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Other Physical Conditions 80 participants WHAT THEY FOUND 80 Type 2 diabetes patients (40 SEFT, 40control) in Sleman, Indonesia showedsignificantly greater improvement in… Controlled trial · 80 participants Maryana · 2021 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com