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EFT and First Clinical Experience Anxiety for Nursing Student
Sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University
Summary
It was planned as a randomized controlled study to determine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on Nursing Students' Pre-First Clinical Experience Anxiety.
Official title: The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on Anxiety Experienced Before First Clinical Experience in Nursing Students: A Randomized Controlled Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 25 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
78
Start Date
2025-05-10
Completion Date
2025-07-20
Last Updated
2025-04-30
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
EMOTİONAL FREE TECHNIQUE
Intervention Group Procedure Steps: Pre-Procedure: Nursing students in the intervention group will be informed about Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), and after explaining the purpose and method of the study, their consent will be obtained using the Volunteer Consent Form. They will be asked to complete the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) (state-trait version) forms. Afterwards, information about EFT will be provided, including how to perform the technique and how to carry out the tapping procedure. After a discussion that is expected to last about 20 minutes, the EFT session will begin. Before the procedure, nursing students will complete the Descriptive Information Form, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I), and the VAS score forms. 1\. EFT Procedure Sequence: Nursing students who meet the inclusion criteria, including first-year nursing students with no previous clinical experience, will have an initial meeting before their first clinic