Effect of emotional freedom technique on perceived stress, anxiety and depression in cancer patients: a preliminary experiment
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2017.10.008
- VernacularTitle:情绪释放疗法对肿瘤患者知觉压力和焦虑、抑郁水平影响的预实验
- Author:
Jinjin LIU
1
;
Luona YANG
;
Jingjing CHEN
Author Information
1. 江苏省中医院肿瘤内科
- Keywords:
tumot;
patient;
emotional freedom technique;
perceived stress;
anxiety;
depression
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2017;16(10):34-38
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effect of emotional freedom technique (EFT) on the levels of perceived stress, anxiety and depression in cancer patients. Methods Fifteen cancer patients received the intervention of EFT once per day for one week. The effect was evaluated with the Chinese version of perceived stress scale (CPSS), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) before and after the intervention. Result The total scores of SAS, CPSS and SDS after the intervention were significantly lower than those before the intervention (P<0.01). Conclusion EFT can effectively reduce the levels of perceived stress, anxiety and depression in cancer patients.
