Pelatihan emotional freedom technique (EFT) untuk menurunkan tingkat stres pada penderita diabetes melitus tipe 2

SYAHFITRIANI, Emy, Drs. Subandi, MA., Ph.D., Psi

2009 | Tesis | S2 Magister Profesi Psikologi

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a lifetime chronic disease. People with DM are often led to psychological stress due to their feeling of powerlessness. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of emotional freedom technique (EFT) in reducing psychological stress level of people with DM. Participants were 18 people who have been suffered of type-2 DM for more than a year, aged 40-60, and psychologically distressed.This quasi experiment-based research used the untreated control group design with pretest and posttest. Stress level were measured by diabetic stress scale and used for pretest, posttest, and follow-up. Data were analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively by using Mann-Whitney U and qualitative method respectively.There was a significant gain-score differences between experiment and control group, valued by U=0,000 and P=0,000 (p<0,05), with 19,44 mean degression. This finding suggests beneficial effect of EFT on reducing stress in people with type-2 DM.

Kata Kunci : Emotional freedom technique (EFT),Stres,Diabetes melitus type 2