ArticlePreventive medicine reports2026
Emotional freedom techniques for anxiety, depression, and quality of life in middle-aged and older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized controlled trial in China.
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Objective: To test the effectiveness of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) in reducing anxiety and depression and improving sleep, fatigue, and disease-specific quality of life in middle-aged and older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted at a tertiary hospital in Nanjing,China,from December 2024 to July 2025. Ninety COPD inpatients with anxiety (AIR-C ≥ 8) and depression (SDS >53) were randomly allocated to routine care (control, Results: Compared with controls, the EFT group showed larger declines at week 6 in anxiety (Δ = 2.40 ± 3.62, Conclusions: A 6-week EFT program is an effective, safe, and inexpensive adjunct to routine rehabilitation for COPD, producing rapid and sustained improvements in psychological distress and health-related quality of life.
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