The Effect of Inhalation of Melissa officinalis essence on symptom burden and Anxiety of Patients under Hemodialysis

Determining the effect of inhalation of Melissa officinalis essence on the of symptom burden and anxiety in hemodialysis patients

Clinical trial with control group, with parallel groups, one-way blind, randomized

The study will be performed at the hemodialysis center of Hazrat Zahra Marzieh Hospital in Isfahan. Depending on the couple or individual referral, patients will be randomly divided into control and intervention groups using coin toss. Then a simple random method will be used to determine people to enter the groups. Patients in both control and intervention groups will receive routine care of the hemodialysis ward. In the intervention group, aromatherapy with lemon balm essential oil will be performed three times a week for a month. One-way blindness: outcome assessor and data analyzer

Inclusion criteria : - Age 18 years old and older - Perform 6 months of hemodialysis - Perform hemodialysis 3 times a week - Able to understand and speak Persian language Exclusion criteria - Respiratory and allergic problems such as asthma, history of allergies to plants, chronic mental illness - Chronic mental illness - Intolerance to essential oils during the intervention - Any allergies to aromatic oils used during the intervention Acute pain during the intervention Absence of more than two consecutive sessions - The patient's unwillingness to continue

In the intervention group, 200 microliters of Melissa officinalis essence is poured on a cotton ball and for 20 minutes, at the beginning of hemodialysis, it is attached to the patient's clothes with a pin at a distance of 20 cm from the patient's nose. Breathe normally during hemodialysis. In the control group, 200 microliters of bitter almond oil will be used.

symptom burden , anxiety

Simple randomization: First, the researcher selects the samples randomly based on the list in the section based on a table of random numbers. Then, patients are selected according to the inclusion criteria and based on the purpose, and due to the fact that patients are referred to the hemodialysis center as couples and individuals, the days of individuals and couples will be determined as days of intervention or control by tossing a coin. Then, by simple random sampling in each group, patients will be placed in the experimental and control groups.

To blind the study, participants are given full explanations on how to perform the intervention before the intervention, but participants are unaware of the allocation of study groups. Also, in collecting data and completing questionnaires, the help of a researcher who is not aware of the division of groups will be used. Also, the statistician who analyzes the data will not know about the assignment of groups.

Obtaining an official letter of introduction from Hazrat Fatemeh School of Midwifery and Nursing in Shiraz and obtaining permission from the officials of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Obtaining written consent from the samples to participate in the study - Assuring the research units about the confidentiality of the information received - Participate freely and completely voluntarily in the research samples and considering the right to withdraw from the research - Creating a private environment for interviewing the patient and completing a questionnaire Provide the results of the research if desired by the training center where the researcher has sampled.

After studying and printing the results

The results of the research will be provided to the participants and relevant organizations upon request.

Obtain permission from the relevant authorities in the faculty, university and hospital. Keeping participants' information confidential

Shiraz. Zand St., Library of Shiraz School of Nursing and Midwifery. Mr. Ghasemi's library manager. Phone: 00987136474254

The request for the results will be sent to the library of Shiraz School of Nursing and Midwifery. It will be provided to them with the coordination done.