Death Anxiety, Emotion Regulation, Postoperative Complications
Conditions
Keywords
Death Anxiety, postoperative, Emotional Freedom Technique, cancer phobia
Brief summary
The aim is to examine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on death anxiety in patients with postoperative cancer phobia. The hypotheses of the study are as follows: H0: Emotional Freedom Technique has no effect on postoperative death anxiety in patients with cancer phobia. H1: Emotional Freedom Technique has a positive effect on postoperative death anxiety in patients with cancer phobia.
Detailed description
Intervention Group After coming to the clinic after surgery and after their condition was stable, the patients were given the patient introduction form, subjective discomfort unit, cancer anxiety scale and death anxiety scale as a pre-test. The researchers provided Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) training to the patients and asked them to apply Emotional Freedom Technique. After an average of 3 days, the subjective discomfort unit, cancer anxiety scale and death anxiety scale were applied as a post-test. Control Group After coming to the clinic after surgery and after their condition was stable, the patient introduction form, subjective discomfort unit, cancer anxiety scale and death anxiety scale were applied as a pre-test. No intervention was made to the control group patients outside the clinical protocol. After an average of 3 days, the subjective discomfort unit, cancer anxiety scale and death anxiety scale were applied as a post-test.
Interventions
OTHEREmotional Freedom Technique
Emotional Freedom Technique application; It is an application that works on cognitive and energetic levels. Emotional Freedom Technique Application Instructions 1. Determination of Subjective Units of Disturbance (SUD) 2. Preparation or setup 3. Application of appropriate acupuncture points in order 4. 9-Gamut: An application that allows the two hemispheres of the brain to be stimulated simultaneously 5. Application of appropriate acupuncture points in order again 6. Control of the differentiation in the level of discomfort with Subjective Units of Disturbance again
Sponsors
Bitlis Eren University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
It will be conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study in a pre-testpost- test control group experimental model.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Being over 18 years of age, * Having had oncological surgery, * Having no visual or auditory problems, * Having no psychiatric problems.
Exclusion criteria
* Not accepting to participate in the study or wanting to leave, * Being under 18 years of age, * Having been previously diagnosed with cancer.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| death anxiety | After coming to the clinic after surgery and their condition becoming stable, the death anxiety scale was applied to the patients as a pre-test. Three days later, the death anxiety scale was applied as a post-test. | Death Anxiety Scale: The scale developed by Templer was translated into Turkish by Sarıkaya and Baloğlu. The scale consists of 20 items. High scores indicate high death anxiety. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed