情绪释放疗法在癌症患者中应用的范围综述

doi:10.3761/j.issn.1672-9234.2026.02.019

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Objective To systematically review the research on emotional freedom technique in patients with cancer，and to understand the current status of research on emotional freedom technique，to provide a reference for future scholars. Methods We systematically searched relevant literature available in 9 academic databases. The retrieval time limit was set from the establishment of the database to June 4，2025. The results of the literature were summarized and analyzed. Results A total of 20 articles were included，the intervention forms of emotional freedom technique are mainly offline and online combined offline intervention；the intervention periods advanced cancer，cancer pain，chemotherapy，preoperative period，postoperative period，current radiotherapy and chemotherapy，and endocrine therapy；the intervention duration ranges from 3 days to 3 months；the number of interventions ranges from 3 to 168 sessions，and the duration of a single intervention is 10 to 45 minutes；the outcome indicators include psychological indicators，physiological indicators，social indicators，self-management indicators and other indicators. Conclusion Future research should pay attention to the positive role of emotional freedom technique in cancer patients，and develop more scientific and feasible intervention protocols for emotional freedom technique in cancer patients based on different theories，so as to better improve the mental health of cancer patients.

Key words: Emotional Freedom Technique, Cancer, Scoping Review, Evidence-Based Nursing

QIU Yunxia, LIN Yihui, TANG Linxia, JIA Yingying, MA Xiaoqin. Application of emotional freedom technique in patients with cancer：a scoping review[J].Chinese Journal of Nursing Education, 2026, 23(2): 249-256.

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