The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Mental Well-Being and Stress Level in Pregnant Women

The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique Applied to Women With Risky Pregnancy on Mental Well-Being and Stress Level

Emotional freedom technique will be applied to women with risky pregnancy. Emotional freedom technique group and control groups each consisted of 60 pregnant women.

Objective In this experimental study, it was aimed to examine the effect of emotional freedom technique applied to women with risky pregnancy on mental well-being and stress levels.

Materials and Methods: This randomized controlled study will be conducted between February 2024 and August 2024 in Kahramanmaraş Necip Fazıl City Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology Annex Building Obstetrics Outpatient Clinics with a total of 120 risk pregnant women (60 EFT, 60 control). EFT will be applied in the study. Women in the EFT group will receive EFT four times at one-week intervals. Pretest data will be obtained by filling out the Personal Information Form, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWB), Prenatal Distress Scale - Revised Version before the Emotional Freedom Technique application. After the interventions, post-test data will be obtained by completing the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWB), Prenatal Distress Scale - Revised Version. In addition, the Subjective Units of Experience (SUE) scale will be administered before and after each EFT intervention.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older,
• Graduated from at least primary school
• Volunteering to participate in the research,
• Primiparous,
• Pregnant women who do not have conditions such as infection, wound, scar in the tapping areas.
• Pregnant women who meet any of the criteria in the Ministry of Health Risk Assessment Form for Pregnancy.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women who participated in EFT or other antenatal classes/programs during the study period.
• Those who did not want to continue participating in the study,
• Those with a psychological problem according to the pregnant women's statements.