Substantial Evidence

This pilot study explores the impact of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on psychosomatic health, using a randomized controlled trial with 30 participants. Results show that a 4-week EFT intervention significantly reduced fatigue, anxiety, and depression, while supporting traditional Chinese medicine's meridian theory by aligning EFT tapping points with acupuncture points. The study highlights EFT as a safe and effective method for improving mental and physical well-being in the post-COVID era.

The study investigates the impact of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on test anxiety among Iranian medical sciences students. Results demonstrate that six online EFT training sessions significantly reduced test anxiety levels in the intervention group compared to the control group. The findings highlight EFT as a promising tool for managing academic stress, particularly in high-pressure fields like medical sciences.

This study explored the feasibility and efficacy of Emotional Freedom Therapy (EFT) in improving sleep quality and managing negative emotions in end-stage renal disease patients on maintenance hemodialysis. The results showed that EFT can relieve anxiety and depression, enhance sleep quality, and improve the physical condition of these patients.

This study explored the effects of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and music on psychological growth, well-being, and cortisol levels in pregnant women who experienced prenatal loss. The results showed that both EFT and music significantly decreased anxiety and salivary cortisol levels, with EFT being more effective in increasing well-being.

This study aimed to determine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on patients' surgical fears and anxieties before laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The results showed that EFT significantly reduced surgery-specific anxiety and surgical fear in the intervention group compared to the control group.

This study aims to compare the efficacy and safety of a combination of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) with acupuncture versus acupuncture alone in treating psychiatric symptoms in Parkinson’s disease (PD). The study is designed as a randomized, assessor-blind, parallel-group clinical trial.

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on postpartum depression (PPD). The results indicated that EFT significantly reduced depressive symptoms in postpartum women.

This study intended to measure the effectiveness of EFT in changing money attitudes and to contrast EFT's effects delivered virtually or in-person by evaluating multiple markers of stress, including anxiety, depression, pain, happiness, and PTSD. The findings point toward EFT's potential to improve money attitudes as well as psychological symptoms and indicated that EFT can be effective when delivered virtually.

This study compared the effectiveness of Advaanced Integrative Therapy (AIT) and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) in reducing negative emotions associated with a particular memory. Both interventions led to significant reductions in negative emotions, with AIT showing a higher proportion of participants achieving complete elimination of negative emotions.

This study evaluated the impact of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on depression in postmenopausal women through a randomized controlled trial. Results showed that after eight weeks, the EFT group experienced significant reductions in depression scores compared to the control group, with a higher percentage of participants becoming free of depression.

This study investigated the neural and behavioral responses to tapping during the perception of phobic and generally fear-inducing stimulation in a group of participants with fear of flying. The results lend support to the effectiveness of tapping as a means of emotion regulation across multiple contexts.

Sleep disorders are common among elderly persons, with deleterious effects on their physical and mental health. This study compared the Emotional Freedom Techniques-Insomnia (EFT-I) and Sleep Hygiene Education (SHE) group therapy as two treatments for insomnia in a geriatric population, finding that both approaches are beneficial, with SHE being more effective in ameliorating sleep.

This study aimed to assess the efficacy of the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) on the anxiety and fear of COVID-19 levels of nurses in the emergency department. The results showed significant reductions in fear and anxiety levels among the nurses after the intervention.

This study (RCT) found that both Breathing Therapy and Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) significantly reduced stress, anxiety, and public speaking anxiety in Turkish nursing students. EFT was shown to be more effective than Breathing Therapy in decreasing speech anxiety levels.

This study evaluated the effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) in addressing cancer-related cognitive impairment (CRCI) among survivors. Results showed significant reductions in Cognitive Failures Questionnaire (CFQ) scores, distress, depressive symptoms, and fatigue, alongside improvements in quality of life after EFT interventions.