The Effect of Precolonoscopy Lavender Inhalation on Patient Anxiety and Comfort
    
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Samet Sayılan Kirklareli University, Türkiye
Aylin Aydın Sayılan Kirklareli University, Türkiye
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Selda MERT Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Seher Deniz Öztekin Dogus University, Türkiye
Canan Baydemir Kocaeli Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Makale Türü Özgün Makale (SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale)
Dergi Adı GASTROENTEROLOGY NURSING (Q4)
Dergi ISSN 1042-895X Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce Basım Tarihi 09-2023
Cilt / Sayı / Sayfa 46 / 5 / 376–385 DOI 10.1097/SGA.0000000000000754
Makale Linki http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/sga.0000000000000754
Özet
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of lavender oil inhalation on the anxiety and comfort levels of patients scheduled for colonoscopy. Seventy-three experimental group patients scheduled for colonoscopy at a training and research hospital in the west of Turkey in June to September 2022 and 72 control group patients were included in this randomized, controlled, prospective study. Minimal sedation (propofol 2-3 mg/kg) was applied in both groups. Lavender inhalation was applied to the experimental group, whereas the control group patients received nursing care (vital sign monitoring, prevention of complications, and rest). The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Shortened General Comfort Questionnaire were used for pre- and postprocedural data collection. Median ages were 53.00 years (47.25-59.00) in the experimental group patients and 51.00 (44.00-59.5) in the control group. Although postprocedural state anxiety scores were lower in the experimental group compared with the control group, the difference was not statistically significant ( p = .069). The general postcolonoscopy comfort score was significantly higher in the experimental group compared with the control group ( p < .001). Trait anxiety scores also increased as the number of colonoscopies increased in both groups. We conclude that lavender oil inhalation, a simple and inexpensive intervention, increases patient comfort while exhibiting a positive, albeit statistically insignificant, effect on anxiety.
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