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The Application of Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique on Pain in Cancer Patients

Sukesi, N., Wahyuningsih, W., Prasetyorini, H. · Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research · 2020

Case series👥 4 participantsPreliminary✓ Source-checked📍 Indonesia
In plain English. This is a very small case study — just four cancer patients in Indonesia — looking at whether SEFT (the Indonesian spiritual variant of tapping, which includes Islamic prayer) helped with pain. The researchers described the patients as experiencing less pain afterward, based on interviews rather than a formal before-and-after measurement with a statistical test. With only four people and no comparison group, this counts as a very early, exploratory observation rather than solid evidence.

What they found

4
people took part

In this four-patient case series, SEFT was described as having a meaningful influence in reducing cancer pain, based on qualitative interview and observation data rather than a formal statistical test.

How the study worked

Who took partCancer patients with moderate-to-severe pain, Universitas Widya Husada Semarang, Indonesia (n=4)
What they didThis is a detailed report following a small number of individual cases through tapping.
Measured withNumeric Rating Scale (NRS) for pain

The full record

DesignCase series
Participants4 people
PopulationCancer patients with moderate-to-severe pain, Universitas Widya Husada Semarang, Indonesia
Outcome measuresNumeric Rating Scale (NRS) for pain
JournalIndonesian Journal of Global Health Research
Year2020
CountryIndonesia
LanguageEnglish
MethodEFT / tapping
Publication typeCase report
Verification✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Sukesi, N., Wahyuningsih, W., & Prasetyorini, H. (2020). The Application of Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique on Pain in Cancer Patients. Indonesian Journal of Global Health Research. https://doi.org/10.37287/ijghr.v2i4.248

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THE TAPPING EVIDENCE BASE Pain 4 participants WHAT THEY FOUND In this four-patient case series, SEFT wasdescribed as having a meaningful influencein reducing cancer pain, based… Case series · 4 participants Sukesi · 2020 · evidence.thetappingsolution.com