Gold, M A

The study evaluates the short-term effects of 10-minute Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) tapping sessions on psychological distress among pediatric emergency department staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants reported significant reductions in stress, intrusive thoughts, feelings of pressure, loneliness, and emotional and physical pain immediately after the intervention. The study concludes that EFT tapping shows promise as a brief intervention for reducing psychological distress, though further randomized controlled trials are recommended to confirm its effectiveness.

This study explored urban adolescents' sleep experiences and perceptions of mind-body integrative health (MBIH) techniques to inform the development of a combined sleep and MBIH intervention. The findings highlight the need for adolescent-informed interventions offering sleep improvement strategies and the potential of MBIH techniques to address sleep barriers.

Racial and ethnic minority adolescents living in urban settings experience sleep disparities. Guided by principles of participatory design and inclusion, the team developed a novel intervention combining sleep hygiene education with mind-body integrative health practices to improve sleep quality among adolescents in New York City.