“The effect of inhalation aromatherapy with Citrus Aurantium essence on sleep quality and anxiety of patients with acute coronary syndrome”

The effect of inhalation aromatherapy with Citrus urantium essential oil on sleep quality and anxiety in patients with ACS

Single blind RCT with one experimental group and one control group will be selected by block random sampling method on 84 eligible patients

The study will be Single blind RCT (evaluator is blind) with randomized division of patients into 2 groups (experimental and control) in the CCUs of Fatemeh Zahra Hospital in Sari.

Patients aged 18 years and older, hospitalized in the cardiac care at least 24 hours, acute coronary syndrome, stability of vital signs, non-addiction to drugs and alcohol, no mental disorders, no history of hospitalization due to psychological problems, lack of experience of stressful events in the last 6 months (except for events related to heart disease), Willingness to participate in the study, and Signing informed consent.

The duration of aromatherapy is 2 consecutive nights and from 9 pm, after receiving the routine care, the patient is inhaled in the form of C.Aurantium essence. In the experimental subgroup 1&2, 1.5 cc of 30% C.Aurantium essential oil and in the control subgroups of 1&2, 1.5 cc of paraffin is poured on a cotton ball and patient is asked to take 3 breaths and then the cotton ball is attached to the patient's collar. The next morning at 7 o'clock, the cotton ball will be detached from the patient's collar. After 2 nights and in the morning of the third day, the quality of sleep and anxiety are measured again. allocating 2 control subgroups and 2 experimental subgroups for performing the intervention may lead us to achieving more accurate results.

sleep quality and anxiety in patients with acute coronary syndrome

The study design consists of an experimental group and a control group. Patients will be recruited using convenience sampling method and then will be randomly assigned to four groups by block randomization method. A quadruple block (A, B, C, D) will form letters A and B of the control group , the letters C and D of the patient to the experimental group. Using the letters A, B, C and D, 24 blocks of four are formed, which will be numbered from one to 24. Then, using Random Number Generator software, 21 numbers are selected from numbers 1 to 24. patients will be divided into two groups (one control group receiving aromatherapy with pure paraffin; one experimental group receiving aromatherapy with 30% Citrus Aurantium essence)

The assessor will not be part of the research team and will be blind to participant allocation to study groups. The sharpness of the smell of aroma oil will be suppressed by adding a little oil to a face mask to be worn by the assessor during measurements.