THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORK STRESS BEFORE AND AFTER SPIRITUAL EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE (SEFT) THERAPY

Background: Nurses are susceptible to work stress caused by conflicts with coworkers and superiors, as well as uncertainty about the effects of therapy on patients. The preliminary study results on 15 nurses showed that 11 nurses (73%) experienced moderate stress, while four nurses (27%) experienced...

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Main Authors: David Martua Sehat Nababan, Decy Situngkir, Ira Marti Ayu, Ahmad Irfandi
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Published: Universitas Airlangga 2025-03-01
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Online Access:https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JVHS/article/view/65887
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description Background: Nurses are susceptible to work stress caused by conflicts with coworkers and superiors, as well as uncertainty about the effects of therapy on patients. The preliminary study results on 15 nurses showed that 11 nurses (73%) experienced moderate stress, while four nurses (27%) experienced severe stress. Purpose: This research aims to analyze the differences before and after Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique (SEFT) therapy in reducing nurses’ stress. Method: This study applied a quantitative approach, utilizing a pre-experimental design with a one-group pre-post test design involving 36 nurses before and after SEFT therapy. Sampling was conducted using a total sampling technique. The study was carried out from July to August 2021, using the Occupational Stress Inventory-Revised Edition (OSI-R) questionnaire. A Paired Sample T test was utilized as the statistical test. Result: The univariate test results for work stress before and after SEFT therapy were 77.75 and 71.11, respectively. The bivariate test, with p-value of 0.001, revealed differences in work stress scores before and after SEFT therapy for nurses. Conclusion: SEFT therapy can reduce the stress of nurses at Hospital A. Therefore, the hospital management needs to implement SEFT therapy to reduce work-related stress for the nurses.
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spelling doaj-art-5ea6f4fc9daf4c13b4a73371dae959432025-08-20T02:10:54ZengUniversitas AirlanggaJournal of Vocational Health Studies2580-71612580-717X2025-03-018321121610.20473/jvhs.V8.I3.2025.211-21664055THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORK STRESS BEFORE AND AFTER SPIRITUAL EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE (SEFT) THERAPYDavid Martua Sehat Nababan0https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3589-0692Decy Situngkir1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7641-3803Ira Marti Ayu2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5354-025XAhmad Irfandi3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3626-7159Public Health Study Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Esa Unggul, JakartaPublic Health Study Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Esa Unggul, JakartaPublic Health Study Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Esa Unggul, JakartaPublic Health Study Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universitas Esa Unggul, JakartaBackground: Nurses are susceptible to work stress caused by conflicts with coworkers and superiors, as well as uncertainty about the effects of therapy on patients. The preliminary study results on 15 nurses showed that 11 nurses (73%) experienced moderate stress, while four nurses (27%) experienced severe stress. Purpose: This research aims to analyze the differences before and after Spiritual Emotional Freedom Technique (SEFT) therapy in reducing nurses’ stress. Method: This study applied a quantitative approach, utilizing a pre-experimental design with a one-group pre-post test design involving 36 nurses before and after SEFT therapy. Sampling was conducted using a total sampling technique. The study was carried out from July to August 2021, using the Occupational Stress Inventory-Revised Edition (OSI-R) questionnaire. A Paired Sample T test was utilized as the statistical test. Result: The univariate test results for work stress before and after SEFT therapy were 77.75 and 71.11, respectively. The bivariate test, with p-value of 0.001, revealed differences in work stress scores before and after SEFT therapy for nurses. Conclusion: SEFT therapy can reduce the stress of nurses at Hospital A. Therefore, the hospital management needs to implement SEFT therapy to reduce work-related stress for the nurses.https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/JVHS/article/view/65887nursespiritual emotional freedom technique (seft)work-related stress
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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORK STRESS BEFORE AND AFTER SPIRITUAL EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE (SEFT) THERAPY
Journal of Vocational Health Studies
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spiritual emotional freedom technique (seft)
work-related stress
title THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORK STRESS BEFORE AND AFTER SPIRITUAL EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE (SEFT) THERAPY
title_full THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORK STRESS BEFORE AND AFTER SPIRITUAL EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE (SEFT) THERAPY
title_fullStr THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORK STRESS BEFORE AND AFTER SPIRITUAL EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE (SEFT) THERAPY
title_full_unstemmed THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORK STRESS BEFORE AND AFTER SPIRITUAL EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE (SEFT) THERAPY
title_short THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WORK STRESS BEFORE AND AFTER SPIRITUAL EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE (SEFT) THERAPY
title_sort difference between work stress before and after spiritual emotional freedom technique seft therapy
topic nurse
spiritual emotional freedom technique (seft)
work-related stress
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