Application of EFT in Postmenopausal Women

Objectives: This study was conducted to determine the effect of emotional liberation technique on sleep and quality of life in postmenopausal women.

Methods: The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial with 58 women in a university hospital in Turkey. Of the women, 29 were in the intervention group and 29 were in the control group. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Subjective Experience Unit Scale (SUE), Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Menopause Specific Quality of Life Scale (MENQOL). EFT was applied to women in the intervention group four times at one-week intervals. The emotional liberation technique was applied to the women in the control group after the post-test was applied and the data were reported.

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Key information

Conditions

Postmenopausal Dyssomnias Mental Disorders Nervous System Diseases Quality of Life Sleep Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders Sleep Wake Disorders

Age range

45 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

KTO Karatay University, Karatay, Konya, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Between 45 and 60 years old,
No menstruation for at least 12 months
A score of 5 or higher on the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Conscious postmenopausal women who can read and write Turkish and have person, place, and time orientation

Exclusion criteria

Anyone with an intellectual disability or diagnosed psychiatric illness, anyone taking medications that may affect sleep patterns, anyone on hormone replacement therapy,
People who have previously been trained in EFT and have communication problems.

Treatment and study plan

Emodin

Behavioral

Following the pre-test in the first encounter, the participants were administered the first EFT lasting 30-40 minutes by the first author, who is a certified EFT facilitator, followed by the CPS. Afterwards, a total of 4 sessions of EFT were administered at 1-week intervals. The CPS was applied before and after each EFT. After the last EFT session, SUE, PSQI and MENQOL post-tests were administered.

Primary outcomes

Sleep quality

Time frame: 1 Month Follow-up

The emotional freedom technique was applied four times a week.These results are evaluated using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. A total scale score of 5 or above is considered poor sleep.The higher the score on the scale, the lower the sleep quality.

Secondary outcomes

Menopause-Specific Quality of Life

Time frame: 1 Month Follow-up

The emotional freedom technique was applied four times a week. These results were evaluated using the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire. The lowest possible score on the scale is 0 and the highest is 154. As the score on the scale increases, the severity of the symptoms increases and quality of life decreases.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

KTO Karatay University

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique Applied to Postmenopausal Women on Sleep and Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Study

Acronym: Postmenopausal

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2024
Study completion: 2024
First posted: Jul 15, 2025
Registry last updated: Jul 15, 2025

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