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Investigating the effect of teaching EFT technique on reducing anxiety of nurses during corona outbreak

Rostami, K., Tiznobaik, A., Maleki, L., Mirzaei, M., Taheri, N. K. · International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation · 2020

Controlled trial⚖️ vs. control groupPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 Iran
In plain English. Nurses during the coronavirus outbreak were taught EFT to help manage work stress, with a comparison group. Work stress scores in the EFT group changed significantly over time, while the abstract doesn't clearly report a direct post-intervention between-group comparison. The description is somewhat unclear about exact sample sizes and final between-group results.

What they found

Work stress scores did not differ significantly between groups before the intervention (p=0.14), but analysis of variance with repeated observations showed a significant difference in the EFT training group's stress scores over three time points (p < 0.001).

How the study worked

Who took partnurses working in hospitals during the coronavirus outbreak
What they didIn a controlled trial, a tapping group was compared against a separate comparison group.
Compared withcontrol group
Measured withNursing Stress Scale (NSS)

💡 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: 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
Populationnurses working in hospitals during the coronavirus outbreak
Comparison groupcontrol group
Outcome measuresNursing Stress Scale (NSS)
JournalInternational Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation
Year2020
CountryIran
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeStudy / trial
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Rostami, K., Tiznobaik, A., Maleki, L., Mirzaei, M., & Taheri, N. K. (2020). Investigating the effect of teaching EFT technique on reducing anxiety of nurses during corona outbreak. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation.

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Anxiety ✓ Controlled trial WHAT THEY FOUND Work stress scores did not differsignificantly between groups before theintervention (p=0.14), but analysis of… Controlled trial Rostami · 2020 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com