The Effect of Emotional Freedom Techniques Application on Patients With Cancer Phobia

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.