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Study aim
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Effect of lavender essential oils and orange spring on pain, anxiety, restlessness of conscious patients admitted to intensive care units
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Design
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Clinical trials with control group, with parallel groups, non-blind, randomized minimization
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Settings and conduct
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Patients admitted to the intensive care units of Afzalipoor and Bahonar hospitals in Kerman, who had criteria for entry, were randomly assigned into 3 groups (placebo, lavender and barnarjang).
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Entry requirements:
Normal sense of smell
Failure to receive accommodation 3 hours before or during intervention
Absence of severe anxiety disorder with doctor's diagnosis;
Non-arrival conditions:
The need for a sedative or sedative during the intervention
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Intervention groups
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Placebo group: In this group, in addition to the usual care of the area, a placebo (normal saline) is used. 5 normal saline drops are poured onto the gases and placed 10 cm from the nose of the patient and the patient is inhaled for 30 minutes.
Lavender Essential Oil: In this group, in addition to the usual care of the lavender essential oil component, it is also used. 5 drops of lavender essence 2% on the gases and placed 10 cm away from the nose of the patient. The patient is required to inhale it for 30 minutes.
Orange Spring Essential Oil: In this group, in addition to the usual care of the essential oil of the spring formula. 5 drops of 2% sparkling essential oil on the gases and placed at a distance of 10 cm from the nose of the patient. The patient is required to inhale it for 30 minutes.
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Main outcome variables
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Effect of lavender essential oil, orange spring and placebo on pain;
Effect of lavender essential oil, orange spring and placebo on restlessness;
Effect of lavender essential oil, orange spring and placebo on anxiety