TY - JOUR T1 - Determining the Knowledge Levels of Midwifery Students Regarding Emotional Freedom Technique TT - Determining the Knowledge Levels of Midwifery Students Regarding Emotional Freedom Technique AU - Kurt, Merve AU - Cesur, Büşra PY - 2025 DA - September Y2 - 2025 DO - 10.51972/tfsd.1780788 JF - Turkish Journal of Science and Health JO - TFSD PB - Ümit Muhammet KOÇYİĞİT WT - DergiPark SN - 2717-7173 SP - 201 EP - 209 VL - 6 IS - 3 LA - en AB - AbstractObjective: The study was conducted to determine the knowledge levels of midwifery students regarding the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was conducted with students from the Midwifery Department of Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Health Sciences, in the spring semester of 2023 (n=329). The data were collected between March 23 and June 25, 2023, using a questionnaire form prepared by the researchers, and analyzed using the SPSS 23 software. Results: Among the students who participated in the study, 28.3% were in their first year, 23.7% were in their second year, 26.1% were in their third year, and 21.9% were in their fourth year. It was found that opinions of students on EFT (21.816/.000), its usefulness (LR=9.354/.053), the cost of the technique (41.651/.000), the way of applying the technique (LR=23.824/.001), and the place where the technique is applied (LR=16.713/.010) increased as the grade level increased (p KW - Midwifery KW - Student KW - Emotional Freedom Technique KW - Knowledge Level N2 - Özet Amaç: Bu çalışma, ebelik öğrencilerinin Duygusal Özgürleşme Tekniğine (EFT) yönelik bilgi düzeylerinin belirlenmesi amacıyla yapıldı. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı nitelikteki araştırma, 2023 öğretim yılı/bahar yarıyılında Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Ebelik Bölümü öğrencileriyle yürütüldü (n=329). Veriler araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan soru formu kullanılarak 23 Mart -25 Haziran 2023 tarihleri arasında toplandı, SPSS 23 paket programında analiz edildi. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan öğrencilerin %28,3’ü 1. Sınıf, %23,7’si 2.sınıf, %26,1’i 3.sınıf, %21,9’u 4. sınıfta öğrenim görmektedir. Öğrencilerin; EFT hakkında bilgi (21,816/ ,000) ve yararlılık düzeyi (LR=9,354/ ,053), tekniğin maliyeti (41,651/,000), tekniğin uygulanma şekli (LR=23,824/ ,001), tekniğin uygulandığı yer (LR=16,713/,010), konusundaki düşünceleri sınıf düzeyi yükseldikçe artış gösterdiği görülmektedir (p CR - Abdelhafiz, A. S., Mohammed, Z., Ibrahim, M. E., Ziady, H. H., Alorabi, M., Ayyad, M., & Sultan, E. A. (2020). Knowledge, perceptions, and attitude of Egyptians towards the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Journal of community health, 45(5), 881-890. CR - Austrian, K., Pinchoff, J., Tidwell, J. B., White, C., Abuya, T., Kangwana, B., ... & Ngo, T. D. (2020). 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M., Curtis, L., Benavente, J. Y., ... & Bailey, S. C. (2020). Awareness, attitudes, and actions related to COVID-19 UR - https://doi.org/10.51972/tfsd.1780788 L1 - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/5226959 ER -