Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Perceived Pain, Situational Anxiety and Satisfaction Levels During Mammography Screening.
- Conditions
- Mammography ScreeningPainAnxiety
- Interventions
- Other: Emotional Freedom Technique
- Registration Number
- NCT06296927
- Lead Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
- Brief Summary
This study was planned to determine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on perceived pain level, situational anxietyl and satisfaction level during mammography screening.
- Detailed Description
The randomized controlled and experimental study will be conducted with 94 women who applied to the Cancer Early Diagnosis, Screening and Education Center for mammography screening. The women in the experimental group (n=47) will be applied the Emotional Freedom Technique before mammography screening and the women in the control group (n=47) will be given routine mammography screening. The Sociodemographic Information Form, Visual Analog, Situational Anxiety Inventory, blood pressure monitor, thermometer and saturation device will be used to collect the data.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 94
- Having a first mammography screening
- Knowing how to read and write,
- Having entered menopause (at least 1 year has passed since the last menstruation)
- Having any cognitive or hearing problems,
- Having used painkillers before the procedure,
- Having no chronic diseases (cardiovascular, respiratory tract),
- Having a diagnosed mental illness (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder),
- Having epilepsy (as it is a contraindication for EFT applications),
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention Group Emotional Freedom Technique Emotional Freedom Technique will be applied to women in the intervention group applying for mammography screening 30-40 minutes before the procedure.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety 20 minute Data will be collected using the State Anxiety Inventory. The answer options collected in four classes on the State Anxiety Inventory scale are: (1) Not at all, (2) A little, (3) A lot and (4) Completely; The options on the trait anxiety scale are (1) Rarel, (2) Sometimes, (3) A lot of the time, and (4) Almost always. The higher the score obtained from the scales, the higher the person's anxiety is. The total score obtained from the scale varies between 20-80, and 20-39 indicates a mild anxiety level, 40-59 indicates a medium anxiety level, 60-79 indicates a high anxiety level, and 80 points indicates a panic anxiety level.
Pain Level 10 minute Data will be collected using the Visual Analogue Scale. Pain can be given a score between 0 and 10 on the scale.The higher the scale score, the greater the pain.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Satisfaction Level 10 minutes Data will be collected using the Visual Analog Scale. Satisfaction can be given a score between 0 and 10 on the scale. The higher the scale score, the higher the satisfaction level.
Blood Pressure 5 minutes The data will be measured with a blood pressure monitor, and the average normal value in blood pressure measurement will be accepted as 120/80 mmHg.
Thermometer 5 minutes Data will be measured from the forehead with a fever measuring device and the average normal value in body temperature measurement will be accepted as 36.5-37.5.
Saturation 5 minutes Data will be measured from the fingertip with a saturation device and the average normal value of the measurement will be accepted as between 95-100%.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Pendik District Health Directorate Maternal Child Health and Family Planning Center
🇹🇷Istanbul, Turkey