Emotion Regulation, Fatigue
Conditions
Keywords
emotional freedom technic, therapeutic touch, fatigue, mood state level
Brief summary
Therapeutic touch (TD) is a non-pharmacological/integrated treatment method used to balance the body by regulating the imbalanced energy field in the individual or resolving blockages in energy flow. Emotional freedom technique (EFT) is a psychophysiological intervention that combines elements of somatic stimulation using acupuncture points. This research will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of TD and EFT intervention on postpartum mood and fatigue in postpartum women. This study is planned to be conducted between April 2024 and June 2025 with postpartum women who meet the inclusion criteria and who apply to the Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic of Necmettin Erbakan University Faculty of Medicine Hospital. This research; It was planned to be carried out with three groups: TD intervention, EFT intervention and control group. The population of the research consists of women who gave birth vaginally and those who gave birth vaginally in the relevant hospital.
Interventions
İntervention groups will be followed for six months and one of the six EFT therapies will be applied, one session every week.
OTHERTherapeutic touch (TD)
İntervention groups will be followed for six weeks and one of the six TD therapies will be applied, one session every week.
Sponsors
KTO Karatay University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Having a vaginal birth at term * Being primiparous * Postpartum 3rd-5th. to be in the days * Being able to speak and understand Turkish * Being 18 years or older * Having a single and viable fetus * Volunteering to participate in research * Not having experienced TD or EFT treatment before
Exclusion criteria
* A psychiatric diagnosis has been made, * Having a chronic systemic disease, * The newborn's need for treatment * Having postpartum complications in the mother or baby * Those who have sensitivity or problems with touch, * Wounds, infections, etc. in places that need to be touched. existence of situations, * Women who have any disability that would prevent communication (deafness, hearing impairment, etc., use of languages other than Turkish) will be excluded from the research.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Postpartum 1rd-5th. EFT intervention will be applied to women who are between | six weeks | SUE scale and vital signs will be taken from the participants before and after each session. |
| Postpartum 3rd-5th. TD intervention will be applied to women who are between | six weeks | SUE scale and vital signs will be taken from the participants before and after each session. |
| 3rd-5th postpartum Pre- and post-test will be given to women between | six weeks | The researcher will not perform any intervention on women in this group. After the pre-tests are completed, women in this group will be called by phone during the interview weeks for the intervention group, their postpartum needs will be questioned and support will be provided when necessary. The implementation of the final tests will be completed in the sixth week. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed