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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| EFT Group | Experimental | 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. |
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| Control group | No Intervention | Following the pre-test application, post-tests were applied 4 weeks later. They received routine treatment and care. The control group was taught EFT application after the study was completed. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emodin | Behavioral | 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. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 1 Month Follow-up |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | 1 Month Follow-up |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTO Karatay University | Karatay | Konya | 4200 | Turkey (Türkiye) | ||
| Necmettin Erbakan Üniveristesi Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007319 | Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020919 | Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic |
| D020920 | Dyssomnias |
| D012893 | Sleep Wake Disorders |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004642 | Emodin |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000880 | Anthraquinones |
| D000095322 | Anthrones |
| D000873 | Anthracenes |
| D011084 | Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons |
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| Konya |
| Meram |
| 42080 |
| Turkey (Türkiye) |
| D001523 |
| Mental Disorders |
| D006841 |
| Hydrocarbons, Aromatic |
| D006844 | Hydrocarbons, Cyclic |
| D006838 | Hydrocarbons |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D011809 | Quinones |
| D011083 | Polycyclic Compounds |