The Effect of the Emotional Freedom Technique Applied During Mammography Screening on Perceived Pain, Situational Anxiety and Satisfaction Levels
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Mammography Screening
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
- Enrollment
- 94
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Anxiety
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 11 months ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Sümeyye Köse
Principal Investigator Midwife
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Having a first mammography screening
- •Knowing how to read and write,
- •Having entered menopause (at least 1 year has passed since the last menstruation)
Exclusion Criteria
- •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),
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Anxiety
Time Frame: 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
Time Frame: 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 Outcomes
- Satisfaction Level(10 minutes)
- Blood Pressure(5 minutes)
- Thermometer(5 minutes)
- Saturation(5 minutes)