Aim: In this study, the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique applied to patients before Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy on surgical fear and anxiety was investigated. Design: This is a randomized controlled study. Method: A total of 112 patients who were going to have Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy were randomly divided into two groups each including 56 participants. The intervention group was provided with Emotional Freedom Technique. The control group received routine face-to-face education. Surgical fear and anxiety were examined.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
112
The investigators will apply Emotional Freedom Liberation Technique
Ataturk University
Erzurum, ABD Veya Kanada'da Lütfen Seçin ..., Turkey (Türkiye)
Surgical Fear Scale
Surgical Fear Scale will be filled in the preoperative period. ll items are scored on an eleven point numeric rating scale (NRS) ranging from 0 (not at all afraid) to 10 (very afraid). This results in a score of 0-40 for each subscale and a total score of 0 to 80.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 5 month
Anxiety Scale
Anxiety scale will be filled in the preoperative period. The scale consists of 10 statements that include the fears that patients may experience about the surgery. The maximum score that can be obtained from the scale is 50. High scores in scale scoring reflect concerns about pain, death during surgery, and postoperative complications and limitations.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 5 month
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