- Effects of Emotional Development Therapy (EDT) on Stress, Fatigue, Sleep, and Heart Rate Variability (HRV) in Nurses
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Mi-Young Jeong, Nam-Sook Seo
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STRESS. 2018;26(1):60-67. Published online March 31, 2018
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17547/kjsr.2018.26.1.60
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Background:
The aim of this study is to verify the effects of EDT on stress, fatigue, sleep and HRV in nurses. The study was a quasi-experiment using nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design.
Methods:
Experimental treatment was to contact EDT 3 points on the body surface. EDT touch used the first fingerprint of the thumb for 3 minutes on the frontal branch of superficial temporal area, 3 minutes on the facial area, and 4 minutes on the axillary area. EDT was applied 10 minutes, twice a week for 5 weeks.
Results:
Data were analyzed with SPSS 23.0 program. As a result, stress, fatigue, sleep, and HRV were statistically significant difference in both groups.
Conclusions:
EDT can be used not only for nurses’ health maintenance and promotion but also for independent nursing intervention at clinical practice.
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