Aromatherapy Using Lavender Oil Effectiveness on Pain and Anxiety After C-Section: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Autor: Nouira M; Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Charles Nicolle Hospital, Tunis, 1006, Tunisia. mariem.nouira@fmt.utm.tn.; Faculty of Medicine, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 1006, Tunisia. mariem.nouira@fmt.utm.tn., Souayeh N; Faculty of Medicine, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 1006, Tunisia.; Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department, Ben Arous Regional Hospital, Ben Arous, 2096, Tunisia., Kanzari SA; Tunis School of Health Sciences and Techniques, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 1006, Tunisia., Rouis H; Faculty of Medicine, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 1006, Tunisia.; Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department, Ben Arous Regional Hospital, Ben Arous, 2096, Tunisia., Lika A; Faculty of Medicine, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 1006, Tunisia.; Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department, Ben Arous Regional Hospital, Ben Arous, 2096, Tunisia., Mbarki C; Faculty of Medicine, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 1006, Tunisia.; Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department, Ben Arous Regional Hospital, Ben Arous, 2096, Tunisia., Rahali FZ; Plant Molecular Physiology Laboratory, Borj Cedria Biotechnology Center, Ben Arous, Tunisia., Bettaieb H; Faculty of Medicine, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunis, 1006, Tunisia.; Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department, Ben Arous Regional Hospital, Ben Arous, 2096, Tunisia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of epidemiology and global health [J Epidemiol Glob Health] 2024 Oct 14. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Oct 14.
DOI: 10.1007/s44197-024-00305-6
Abstrakt: Background: Managing postoperative setting, regarding pain and anxiety after cesarean delivery is crucial for the mother's recovery, her emotional well-being, mother-infant bonding and initiating breastfeeding. Although some research have suggested that aromatherapy with lavender essential oil can be effective in reducing pain and anxiety in various medical settings, the efficacy of lavender aromatherapy in the postoperative setting after cesarean delivery is less well-studied. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of lavender essential oil therapy in the management of pain and anxiety after cesarean delivery.
Methods: This was a monocentric randomized controlled double-blind trial conducted over a period of five months during 2023. A hundred women undergoing c-sections under spinal anesthesia were enrolled and randomly assigned; using block randomization of 4 items per block with allocation ratio 1:1, into two groups: The aromatherapy group (receiving inhaled Lavender essential oil) versus the placebo group (receiving distilled water instead). The primary outcomes were pain (at rest and after mobilization) and anxiety levels and after the intervention. This trial was registered on clinical-trials.org (NCT06387849).
Results: A total of 100 women were included (50 women in each group aromatherapy and the placebo group). The two groups were comparable regarding baseline characteristics and pre-intervention parameters with no statistically significant difference. After the intervention, the pain at rest (38,76 ± 22,9 vs. 23,84 ± 18,01; p < 0.001), the pain after mobilization (60,28 ± 23,72 vs. 40,12 ± 22,18; p < 0.001), and degree of anxiety (46,76 ± 6,59 vs. 44,3 ± 5,17; p = 0.03) were all significantly lower in the aromatherapy group. No adverse effects were reported by participants in both groups.
Conclusion: Aromatherapy using Lavender essential oil is effective in reducing pain and anxiety after cesarean delivery without adverse effects.
(© 2024. The Author(s).)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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