Non-randomised trial, 2023
Can Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique help with premenstrual mood swings?
Unable to answer based on this abstract. The abstract describes the study methods but does not report the results or whether SEFT therapy helped.
What they did
Pre-experimental one-group before-after study. 186 female students with premenstrual mood swings at an Islamic boarding school were given SEFT (Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique) therapy. Their mood was measured before and after using the FDMS (Four Dimension Mood Scale).
What they found
The abstract does not report the study results or outcomes.
What it means for you
The abstract is incomplete and does not say whether the technique worked. Without a control group and without reported results, it is impossible to judge whether SEFT helps with premenstrual mood swings. A larger study with a comparison group and reported results would be needed.
186
women in the study
About the study
- Original title
- Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique (SEFT) as an Effort to Improve Mood Swing Premenstruation Syndrome
- Authors
- Indah Lestari
- Journal
- Jurnal Ners dan Kebidanan (Journal of Ners and Midwifery)
- Year
- 2023
- Study design
- Non-randomised trial
- Participants
- 232
- What was tested
- Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique (SEFT)
- Open access
- Yes
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.26699/jnk.v10i2.art.p260-264
Original abstract
Towards or during the menstrual cycle there are changes in the balance of various hormones such as endorphins, serotonin, and other hormones that determine mood. Mood swings, commonly known as premenstrual syndrome, fluctuate involving alternating feelings of happiness, sadness, anger, and depression, which are often known as Mood Swings. This condition can be minimized with non-pharmacological therapy, one of which is SEFT (Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique). The purpose of this study was to prove the effect of SEFT (Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique) therapy in improving the mood of Premenstrual Swing Syndrome at Darussalam Islamic Boarding School. The research design was a pre-experimental one-group pretest-posttest approach. The research population was all female students who experienced premenstrual syndrome Mood Swings at Darussalam Islamic Boarding School with a total of 232 respondents. A sample of 186 respondents, was selected by random sampling technique. The instruments in the study were standard SEFT therapy procedures and the FDMS (Four Dimension Mood Scale)
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