Does emotional freedom techniques affect premenstrual syndrome? A randomized controlled study

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dc.contributor.authorÖzşahin, Zeliha
dc.contributor.authorSantur, Sinem Güven
dc.contributor.authorAy, Çiğdem Karakayalı
dc.contributor.authorDerya, Yeşim Aksoy
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-19T06:31:13Z
dc.date.available2026-06-19T06:31:13Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: The study was conducted to determine the effect of emotional freedom techniques (EFT) on the severity of premenstrual syndrome (PMS). Methods: The study was conducted as a randomized controlled trial, with a premenstrual syndrome sample comprising 78 single female students of reproductive age presenting with PMS complaints (40 in the experimental group and 38 in the control group). Students in the experimental group were interviewed individually in the week before their menstrual cycle and received two EFT sessions with a 3-day interval. Results: The participants in the experimental group had higher post-test subjective units of experience (SUE) mean scores (experimental group mean 7.8 ± 1.7; control group mean 0.5 ± 5.7) and lower post-test PMS total (experimental group mean 76.8 ± 30.1; control group mean 127.4 ± 34.6) and subscale mean scores than the students in the control group, and the difference between the groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05). In repeated measures analysis, time-dependent change showed statistical significance between the groups (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The EFT was found to be an effective non-pharmacologic intervention for coping with PMS. © 2025 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ijgo.16115
dc.identifier.endpage826
dc.identifier.issn0020-7292
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.pmid39754454
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85214095446
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage816
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.16115
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/4826
dc.identifier.volume169
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJohn Wiley and Sons Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_Scopus_20260612
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.subjectEmotional Freedom Techniques
dc.subjectMidwifery
dc.subjectPremenstrual Symptom
dc.titleDoes emotional freedom techniques affect premenstrual syndrome? A randomized controlled study
dc.typeArticle

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