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| EMEL EGE | UNKNOWN |
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Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), also known as "Tapping Therapy" and "Needleless Acupuncture", is a new and emerging complementary and energy-based therapy. It is a psychophysiological intervention combining cognitive behavioural therapy, exposure therapy and physical stimulation using acupressure points. This research will be conducted to evaluate the effect of emotional liberation technique applied to primigravidas on fear of childbirth, birth memory and postpartum feelings of safety. The research will be conducted between January 2025 and October 2025 in Konya Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pregnant Outpatient Clinic with primiparous women planning vaginal delivery. This research is planned to be conducted with two groups, EFT intervention and control group. The population of the study consisted of pregnant women who applied to the pregnancy outpatient clinic of a university hospital located in the city centre of Konya province and were evaluated for eligibility.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| EFT intervention | Experimental | The implementation will be carried out in accordance with EFT implementation protocols. In this context, it will be completed with 4 interviews, once a week for pregnant women. i Each EFT session will last 15 minutes. |
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| Control grup | No Intervention | There will be no intervention. Women in the intervention groups will be followed up for 4 weeks and will receive standardised care. The final test will be administered in the postnatal period |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| EFT intervention | Other | The intervention groups will be followed up for 4 weeks and 4 EFT therapies will be applied, one session per week. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| EFT Intervention | Women with a gestational age of 32 and above will be administered the Subjective Experience Unit scale before and after the intervention. The Subjective Experience Unit scale was developed by Hartmann with the "Events Psychology" approach in order to measure the energy flow in the energy body. This scale is used to determine the emotional intensity of the person at the beginning and at the end of the EFT session. In this scale, scoring is made between -10 and +10. -10 is the greatest pain, disappointment, fear, stress, sadness or discomfort imaginable, while +10 is the highest level of joy, happiness or feeling great. The final tests will be administered in the postnatal period. In the postnatal period, Wijma Birth Anticipation/Experience Scale, Birth Memory and Recall Scale, Postnatal Feelings of Security Scale and Postnatal Interview Form were completed. | 4 weeks |
| Control grup | Pregnant women in the control group will be called once a week and asked to score the SUE scale and recorded, and 1 hour later, they will be asked to score the SUE scale again without any intervention. Final tests will be administered in the postnatal period. | 4 week |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| KTO Karatay University | Konya | Konya | 42020 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
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