Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Postoperative Pain and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 80
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- anxiety level
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of the Emotional Freedom Technique on pain and anxiety in the postoperative period of patients who underwent total knee arthroplasty.
Research Hypotheses H1: Emotional freedom technique reduces postoperative pain level in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.
H2: Emotional freedom technique reduces postoperative anxiety level in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty.
详细描述
One day before the surgery the patients in both groups will interviewed and the Patient Descriptive Data Form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pain, and State Anxiety Inventory (SAI) will applied. Then, information will given to the experimental group about EFT and the patients' questions will answered. On the first postoperative day between 18.00 and 20.00 the patients in both groups will interviewed to collect the pretest data and VAS Pain, SAI, and Subjective Unit of Experience Scale (SUE) will applied. Then, the EFT steps will explained and demonstrated to the experimental group and a session of EFT will applied. After the EFT, the SUE Scale will re-evaluated without any break. On the second postoperative day between 18.00 and 20.00 the patients in both groups will interviewed again, and the SUE Scale will evaluated. Then, a session of the EFT will applied to the experimental group. After the EFT, VAS Pain, SAI, and SUE will re-applied without any break for post-test data. In the control group VAS Pain, SAI, and SUE will re-applied for post-test data on the second postoperative day between 18.00 and 20.00.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Elective patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery for the first time,
- •Volunteer to participate in the research,
- •18 years and over,
- •Cognitive level scales are suitable for application,
- •Having no vision, hearing, or speech problems that would prevent communication,
- •Patients who do not have any other disease causing pain and anxiety
排除标准
- •EFT was applied before,
- •If any complication develops within 3 days before, during, or after the operation,
- •Patients with health problems (fever, infection, deep vein thrombosis, etc.) that prevent the application of the Emotional Freedom Technique were not included in the study.
结局指标
主要结局
anxiety level
时间窗: Post-operative 1st and 2nd day
On the postoperative 1st day and 2nd day, patient's anxiety status will evaluated with State Anxiety Inventory (SAI)
pain level
时间窗: Post-operative 1st and 2nd day
On the postoperative 1st day and 2nd day, patient's pain status will evaluated with Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Pınar Tanrıver
Research assistant
Ataturk University