Manfaat Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Bagi Pasien Dengan Gangguan Kecemasan

• Main Authors: Nurmawati S Lataima, -, Ninuk Dian Kurniawati, -, Puji Astuti, -, -, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Forum Ilmiah Kesehatan 2020
• Subjects: RT Nursing
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/120346/1/Artikel.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/120346/2/KARIL.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/120346/3/Turnitin.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/120346/; https://forikes-ejournal.com/index.php/SF/article/view/732
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: Psychological problems such as anxiety are one of the most common problems in the world. Handling for this anxiety problem is not adequate and requires a lot of money. Psychological intervention is needed to help patients overcome the anxiety they experience. Objective: To outline some of the benefits of the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) intervention that can help patients reduce anxiety Method: The database used in this study was Scopus, Google Schoolar and Pubmed was limited to the last 5 years from 2015 to 2020, full text article in English. The keywords used were "Emotional Freedom Technique", "OR", "AND", "Anxiety", "AND", "Tapping". This systematic review used 11 articles that fit the inclusion criteria. Result: The EFT intervention was an easy, inexpensive and effective intervention. The benefits of the EFT intervention were reduce depression, anxiety, stress, increase immunological levels, reduce levels of cortisol in the blood and improve quality of life. Conclusion: EFT intervention has many benefits in helping patients who experience various psychological illnesses. Suggestion: EFT can be applied in health services or applied independently.