Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Perceived Pain, Situational Anxiety and Satisfaction Levels During Mammography Screening.

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi94 enrolled

Overview

This study was planned to determine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on perceived pain level, situational anxietyl and satisfaction level during mammography screening.

The randomized controlled and experimental study will be conducted with 94 women who applied to the Cancer Early Diagnosis, Screening and Education Center for mammography screening. The women in the experimental group (n=47) will be applied the Emotional Freedom Technique before mammography screening and the women in the control group (n=47) will be given routine mammography screening. The Sociodemographic Information Form, Visual Analog, Situational Anxiety Inventory, blood pressure monitor, thermometer and saturation device will be used to collect the data.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Mammography Screening Pain Anxiety

Interventions

Emotional Freedom TechniqueOTHER

The researcher will apply the Emotional Freedom Technique to women in the intervention group who apply for mammography screening for 30-40 minutes before the screening.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 40 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Having a first mammography screening * Knowing how to read and write, * Having entered menopause (at least 1 year has passed since the last menstruation) Exclusion Criteria: * Having any cognitive or hearing problems, * Having used painkillers before the procedure, * Having no chronic diseases (cardiovascular, respiratory tract), * Having a diagnosed mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder), * Having epilepsy (as it is a contraindication for EFT applications),

Locations (1)

Pendik District Health Directorate Maternal Child Health and Family Planning Center

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Anxiety

Data will be collected using the State Anxiety Inventory. The answer options collected in four classes on the State Anxiety Inventory scale are: (1) Not at all, (2) A little, (3) A lot and (4) Completely; The options on the trait anxiety scale are (1) Rarel, (2) Sometimes, (3) A lot of the time, and (4) Almost always. The higher the score obtained from the scales, the higher the person's anxiety is. The total score obtained from the scale varies between 20-80, and 20-39 indicates a mild anxiety level, 40-59 indicates a medium anxiety level, 60-79 indicates a high anxiety level, and 80 points indicates a panic anxiety level.

Time frame: 20 minute

Pain Level

Data will be collected using the Visual Analogue Scale. Pain can be given a score between 0 and 10 on the scale.The higher the scale score, the greater the pain.

Time frame: 10 minute

Secondary Outcomes

Satisfaction Level

Data will be collected using the Visual Analog Scale. Satisfaction can be given a score between 0 and 10 on the scale. The higher the scale score, the higher the satisfaction level.

Time frame: 10 minutes

Blood Pressure

The data will be measured with a blood pressure monitor, and the average normal value in blood pressure measurement will be accepted as 120/80 mmHg.

Time frame: 5 minutes

Thermometer

Data will be measured from the forehead with a fever measuring device and the average normal value in body temperature measurement will be accepted as 36.5-37.5.

Time frame: 5 minutes

Saturation

Data will be measured from the fingertip with a saturation device and the average normal value of the measurement will be accepted as between 95-100%.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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