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Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique Intervention on Anxiety Level of Hypertensive Heart Disease Patients

Rachman, W. O. N. N., Rahmadhania, W. O., Indriani, C., Yani, A., Ima, L. · Poltekita: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan · 2023

Outcome study👥 22 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 Indonesia
In plain English. This is the Indonesian SEFT variant, which folds Islamic prayer into the tapping process — different from the secular EFT taught in most Western programs. 22 patients with hypertensive heart disease in an Indonesian intensive care unit tried SEFT and reported feeling less anxious afterward. There was no comparison group, so it's not possible to know how much of that improvement was simply from resting, attention, or time passing rather than the technique itself.

What they found

22
people took part

Anxiety levels before and after SEFT therapy decreased significantly (p=0.000) in this single-group pre-post study of 22 patients.

How the study worked

Who took partHypertensive Heart Disease patients in the ICCU of Kendari City Hospital, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia (n=22)
What they didParticipants received tapping and were measured before and after, without a separate comparison group.
Measured withAnxiety Visual Analog Scale (VAS-A)

💡 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 anxiety 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 head-to-head trial against an established treatment like CBT, and a larger sample to confirm the effect.

The full record

DesignOutcome study
Participants22 people
PopulationHypertensive Heart Disease patients in the ICCU of Kendari City Hospital, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
Outcome measuresAnxiety Visual Analog Scale (VAS-A)
JournalPoltekita: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan
Year2023
CountryIndonesia
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeStudy / trial
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Rachman, W. O. N. N., Rahmadhania, W. O., Indriani, C., Yani, A., & Ima, L. (2023). Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique Intervention on Anxiety Level of Hypertensive Heart Disease Patients. Poltekita: Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan. https://doi.org/10.33860/jik.v17i3.3327

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Anxiety 22 participants WHAT THEY FOUND Anxiety levels before and after SEFT therapydecreased significantly (p=0.000) in thissingle-group pre-post study of… Outcome study · 22 participants Rachman · 2023 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com