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KMID : 0387420170280030165
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Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
2017 Volume.28 No. 3 p.165 ~ p.182
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Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) for Students' Mental Health: A Systematic Review
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Lee Seung-Hwan
Jeong Bo-Eun
Chae Han
Lim Jung-Hwa
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this systematic review was to understand clinical usefulness of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) on students' mental health.
Methods: Ten databases were included to extract clinical studies on effects of EFT intervention with students. Characteristics of selected studies were described, and biases were assessed with Risk of Bias (RoB) or Risk of Bias Assessment for Non-Randomized Studies (RoBANS).
Results: A total of 14 clinical trials were extracted for analysis. There were 8 randomized-controlled trials (RCTs), 2 non-randomized-controlled trials (nRCTs), and 4 before-after studies. EFT have significant clinical usefulness in public speaking anxiety, test anxiety, stress, depression, learning related emotions, adolescent anxiety, and eating issues. The risk of selection bias in most studies was high or uncertain.
Conclusions: EFT is an effective clinical technique for managing students' mental health issues. However, the included studies have been conducted with relatively poor quality and small sample size. Clinical trials with high quality study design and well-designed EFT education programs are needed to generalize clinical usefulness.
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KEYWORD
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Emotional freedom techniques , Student , Mental health , Systematic review
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