Application of EFT in Postmenopausal Women

KTO Karatay University58 enrolled

Overview

Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the effect of emotional liberation technique on sleep and quality of life in postmenopausal women. Methods: The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial with 58 women in a university hospital in Turkey. Of the women, 29 were in the intervention group and 29 were in the control group. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Subjective Experience Unit Scale (SUE), Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Menopause Specific Quality of Life Scale (MENQOL). EFT was applied to women in the intervention group four times at one-week intervals. The emotional liberation technique was applied to the women in the control group after the post-test was applied and the data were reported.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Postmenopausal Sleep Quality of Life

Interventions

EmodinBEHAVIORAL

Following the pre-test in the first encounter, the participants were administered the first EFT lasting 30-40 minutes by the first author, who is a certified EFT facilitator, followed by the CPS. Afterwards, a total of 4 sessions of EFT were administered at 1-week intervals. The CPS was applied before and after each EFT. After the last EFT session, SUE, PSQI and MENQOL post-tests were administered.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 45 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Between 45 and 60 years old, * No menstruation for at least 12 months * A score of 5 or higher on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) * Conscious postmenopausal women who can read and write Turkish and have person, place, and time orientation Exclusion Criteria: * Anyone with an intellectual disability or diagnosed psychiatric illness, anyone taking medications that may affect sleep patterns, anyone on hormone replacement therapy, * People who have previously been trained in EFT and have communication problems.

Locations (2)

KTO Karatay University

Karatay, Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Necmettin Erbakan Üniveristesi Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi

Konya, Meram, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sleep quality

The emotional freedom technique was applied four times a week.These results are evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. A total scale score of 5 or above is considered poor sleep.The higher the score on the scale, the lower the sleep quality.

Time frame: 1 Month Follow-up

Secondary Outcomes

Menopause-Specific Quality of Life

The emotional freedom technique was applied four times a week. These results were evaluated using the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire. The lowest possible score on the scale is 0 and the highest is 154. As the score on the scale increases, the severity of the symptoms increases and quality of life decreases.

Time frame: 1 Month Follow-up