Effect of preoperative emotional freedom technique intervention in pa-tients undergoing senile cataract surgery
Objective To investigate the application effect of preoperative emotional freedom technique(EFT)intervention in patients undergoing senile cataract surgery.Methods A total of 100 elderly patients with cataract surgery treated in Cangzhou People's Hospital of Hebei Province from January 2019 to December 2022 were selected,and according to random number table method,the patients were divided into group A and group B,with 50 cases in each group.Group A was treated with routine nursing,group B was treated with EFT intervention on the basis of group A.The changes of emotional state and physiological stress response of the two groups were observed.Results After the intervention,the positive emotion scores of the positive and negative affect scale of both groups were higher than those before the intervention,the negative emotion scores were lower than those before the intervention,and the positive emotion scores of group B were higher than those of group A,and the negative emotion scores were lower than those of group A(P<0.05).After intervention,systolic blood pressure,diastolic blood pressure,and heart rate in both groups were lower than those before intervention,and those of group B was lower than those of group A(P<0.05).Conclusion Preoperative EFT intervention can alleviate the negative emotions of elderly patients undergoing cataract surgery and reduce their physiological stress response.