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Study aim
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The Effect of Aromatherapy with Lavender and damask rose on Obvious Anxiety Level of the endoscopy Candidate Patients
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Design
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clinical trial with a control group,with factorial groups, single-blind, randomized
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Settings and conduct
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The researcher refers to the research environment, With informed consent, eligible patients enter the study.
Demographic questionnaire and anxiety are completed. Then, depending on which patient is located(lottery), intervention is performed.
One hour before endoscopy, in the group, 2drops of 10% lavender oil are placed on a cotton ball and attached to the patient's collar with a pin and the patient is asked To breathe normally for 30 minutes.
In the group2, the same intervention is performed with 2drops of oil of damask rose.
In the control group, the same intervention was performed with two drops of odorless soy oil(placebo).
Then again, the situational anxiety questionnaire is completed for all three groups after the intervention.
All actions are done by a researcher. The study is single-blind, and patients are not informed of any of the study groups and their differences.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: age >=18, full awareness, interested in participating in the study, able to understand and speak Persian, endoscopy for the first time, and lack of Psychological and anxiety disease, mental retardation, blindness and deafness, history of allergies to plants, migraine and chronic headache, olfactory disorder, anxiety and narcotic drugs, and history of severe psychological stress recently.
Exclusion criteria: emergency endoscopy, acute pain at the time of completing the questionnaire.
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Intervention groups
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Group1 aromatherapy with lavender
Group2 aromatherapy with damask rose
Control group aromatherapy with two drops of odorless soy oil(placebo)
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Main outcome variables
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Anxiety score Control; Use of non-pharmacological methods