Examining the effect of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) on the feeling of "craving" (Food)Craving (in overweight and obese clients

Determining the effect of EFT method on the feeling of "craving" in overweight and obese clients of Imam Ali Shahrekord Clinic in 1402-1403

A clinical trial with a control group, one blind strain, randomized, two groups of 17 people

40 patients of the Imam Ali Clinic in Shahrekord were voluntarily divided into two groups and at the same time pre-examination and weight loss recommendations were given to the people (without providing a diet). EFT is presented to the experimental group during 8 sessions. Every two weeks and in the last session for the purpose of the post-test and also after four weeks to follow up the effectiveness of the treatment, the final questionnaire is completed by the participants. In order to blind the researcher, pre-test and post-test questionnaires with specific numerical codes are given to the person who intends to score them.

Referees to Imam Ali Shahrekord clinic/age over 19 years/willingness to participate in the study/BMI over 25 Not having obvious mental illnesses such as specific mood disorders, depression based on the GHQ questionnaire / not suffering from severe liver disease, diabetes and kidney problems ; Failure to comply with the project protocol, suffering from any disease or disorder during the study that prevents the patient from implementing the study protocol.

EFT is performed during 8 sessions, one session per week, for the experimental group; to rate the effect of EFT on their cravings. The final questionnaire is completed every two weeks and the last session for the purpose of the post-test and four weeks later to follow up the effectiveness of the treatment.

cravings; anthropometric indicators

By using the simple random sampling method: in this way, a list of the names of the people who will finally enter the study based on the entry and exit criteria is prepared, in the prepared list, a number will be assigned to the names of each person. . The number assigned to each person is written on a piece of paper. All the papers are put in a container and mixed together. Then the papers are randomly selected from the container and the first number is assigned to the intervention group and the second number is assigned to the control group. The work will proceed in the same order until the end. Then, based on the selected numbers, the list of names of the intervention and control groups is determined.

In order to blind the researcher who intends to score the pre-test and post-test of the participants in the study, for blinding, the questionnaires along with the demographic characteristics of the participants are refrained from presenting, in this process the pre-test and post-test questionnaires with numerical codes. specified and given to the person who intends to grade them. Therefore, this person will be unaware of the individual characteristics of each questionnaire and specific group (intervention or control).