EFT and Resilience in Nursing Students
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Emotional Freedom Techniques, PLESEBO.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Emotional Well-being, Sleep Quality, Nursing Students. Basic parameters: 18 years — 24 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Improving Perceived Stress, Anxiety, and Sleep Quality Among Nursing Students: Enhancing Resilience Through Emotional Freedom Techniques
Overview
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) application on stress, anxiety, and sleep quality in nursing students. The nursing education process can cause high levels of psychological and physiological stress in students due to many factors such as a heavy theoretical knowledge load, clinical practice stress, exam anxiety, and shift work. This situation results in increased anxiety and impaired sleep quality, thereby negatively affecting students' academic performance, clinical skills, and overall well-being. In this context, the study aims to evaluate whether EFT, as a complementary method, is effective in reducing stress and anxiety levels in nursing students, as well as improving sleep quality. It is believed that the results of this research will contribute to the development of alternative approaches that support psychological well-being in nursing education and will provide evidence-based data on the integration of EFT into educational programs.
Detailed description
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) application on stress, anxiety, and sleep quality in nursing students.
The nursing education process can cause high levels of psychological and physiological stress in students due to many factors such as a heavy theoretical knowledge load, clinical practice stress, exam anxiety, and shift work. This situation results in increased anxiety and impaired sleep quality, thereby negatively affecting students' academic performance, clinical skills, and overall well-being.
In this context, the study aims to evaluate whether EFT, as a complementary method, is effective in reducing stress and anxiety levels in nursing students, as well as improving sleep quality.
It is believed that the results of this research will contribute to the development of alternative approaches that support psychological well-being in nursing education and will provide evidence-based data on the integration of EFT into educational programs.
Existing studies on EFT applications for nursing students show promising results in reducing exam/academic anxiety and general stress levels; for example, some pre-post and small controlled studies have reported decreases in both stress and exam anxiety (Patterson, 2016; Vural, 2019). However, these studies have limitations such as sample size, use of comparison groups, and lack of long-term follow-up; therefore, the number of RCT (randomized controlled trial) studies with strong methodological design in the nursing student population is still limited.
Sleep quality is a strong determinant of both cognitive functioning and mood in students; when stress and anxiety levels are impaired, sleep quality can deteriorate, and conversely, improved sleep can contribute to a reduction in psychological symptoms. Studies investigating the direct effect of EFT on sleep quality are also increasing: studies conducted in various age groups and clinical populations report that EFT can improve sleep parameters or provide subjective sleep quality improvement, while some studies report mixed effect sizes or heterogeneous results in group comparisons (Souilm et al., 2022; Kalroozi et al., 2022; Özcan, 2025).
Interventions
- Behavioral Emotional Freedom Techniques
Emotional Freedom Techniques - Other PLESEBO
PLESEBO
Primary outcome measures
- Change in Perceived Stress Levels from Baseline to Week 8 Measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) [Time frame: UP TO 8 WEEKS]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Change in Subjective Sleep Duration from Baseline to Week 8 as Reported by Participants [Time frame: UP TO 8 WEEKS]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Currently enrolled in the Nursing Department at Muş Alparslan University,
- Be 18 years of age or older,
- Agree to participate in the study voluntarily,
- Have no psychiatric diagnosis or regular use of psychotropic medication.
Exclusion criteria
Students who do not regularly participate in the application process,
- Students who do not complete the data collection forms in full,
- Students who report physical or psychological discomfort during the EFT application process.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
Study locations
Center list to be confirmed — check the primary protocol.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07331376 · 07.11.2025-218893