The Effect of Emotional Freedom Technique on Anxiety Levels of Nurses Caring for COVID19 Patients

"Before starting the EFT session, the participants were asked to identify the problem that aroused their anxiety. After the common point of the problems was determined, the ORDS level of all participants was determined. Next, the EFT session explained traditional acupressure meridian points on the head, face, neck, chest, and hands. Next, they were asked to repeat the phrase, Even though I have this feeling of stress and anxiety, I accept myself deeply and completely, while gently applying to the acupuncture points with their index and middle fingers. While using this expression, the participants hit each acupuncture area seven times. After the first round of hits accompanied by this phrase, participants were asked to abbreviate this feeling of anxiety, stress with another short phrase. The participants then repeated rounds of this process until they noticed that their anxiety had decreased"