The aim is to examine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on death anxiety in patients with postoperative cancer phobia. The hypotheses of the study are as follows: H0: Emotional Freedom Technique has no effect on postoperative death anxiety in patients with cancer phobia. H1: Emotional Freedom Technique has a positive effect on postoperative death anxiety in patients with cancer phobia.
Intervention Group After coming to the clinic after surgery and after their condition was stable, the patients were given the patient introduction form, subjective discomfort unit, cancer anxiety scale and death anxiety scale as a pre-test. The researchers provided Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) training to the patients and asked them to apply Emotional Freedom Technique. After an average of 3 days, the subjective discomfort unit, cancer anxiety scale and death anxiety scale were applied as a post-test. Control Group After coming to the clinic after surgery and after their condition was stable, the patient introduction form, subjective discomfort unit, cancer anxiety scale and death anxiety scale were applied as a pre-test. No intervention was made to the control group patients outside the clinical protocol. After an average of 3 days, the subjective discomfort unit, cancer anxiety scale and death anxiety scale were applied as a post-test.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
120
Emotional Freedom Technique application; It is an application that works on cognitive and energetic levels. Emotional Freedom Technique Application Instructions 1. Determination of Subjective Units of Disturbance (SUD) 2. Preparation or setup 3. Application of appropriate acupuncture points in order 4. 9-Gamut: An application that allows the two hemispheres of the brain to be stimulated simultaneously 5. Application of appropriate acupuncture points in order again 6. Control of the differentiation in the level of discomfort with Subjective Units of Disturbance again
Bitlis Eren University
Bitlis, Turkey (Türkiye)
death anxiety
Death Anxiety Scale: The scale developed by Templer was translated into Turkish by Sarıkaya and Baloğlu. The scale consists of 20 items. High scores indicate high death anxiety.
Time frame: After coming to the clinic after surgery and their condition becoming stable, the death anxiety scale was applied to the patients as a pre-test. Three days later, the death anxiety scale was applied as a post-test.
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