ArticleHealth psychology and behavioral medicine2026
Clinical EFT for individuals with visual impairment: effects on psychological wellbeing and subjective visual functioning.
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Background: Visual impairment (VI) affects over 2.2 billion people globally and is often associated with heightened levels of anxiety and depression, adversely impacting quality of life. Despite increasing prevalence and associated psychosocial burden, effective psychosocial interventions in this population remains limited. This study examines the efficacy of an eight-week online Clinical Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) program in improving psychological wellbeing (anger, anxiety and depression) and perceived subjective visual functioning in individuals with self-reported VI. Method: Employing a randomised controlled trial design, 588 participants were assigned to either an EFT intervention ( Results: Per-protocol results indicated significant improvements in the EFT group compared to the waitlist control group across psychological outcomes and vision functioning. Repeated measures ANOVA revealed significant Time × Allocation interactions for anger, anxiety, depression, and vision functioning (all Conclusions: These findings suggest that the online Clinical EFT intervention was associated with sustained improvements in psychological distress and vision-related functioning compared to waitlist control. Limitations and future directions are discussed.
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