The Effect of Lavender Aroma on Anxiety of Patients Having Bone Marrow Biopsy
| Autor: | Reyhaneh Abbaszadeh, Fariba Tabari, Atefeh Asadpour |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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0301 basic medicine
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Aromatherapy Lavender Biopsy Anxiety Bone marrow biopsy law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine law Bone Marrow Internal medicine medicine Oils Volatile Humans Plant Oils Essential oil Aroma Hematology biology medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged biology.organism_classification 030104 developmental biology medicine.anatomical_structure Lavandula 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Odorants Female Bone marrow medicine.symptom business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention : APJCP |
| ISSN: | 2476-762X |
| Popis: | Introduction: Bone marrow biopsy is a common procedure for the diagnosis and treatment of hematologic diseases and tumors, which are associated with anxiety. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of lavender aroma on anxiety of patients having bone marrow biopsy. Materials and Methods: This study was performed on 80 patients referred to Vali-e-Asr Hospital for bone marrow biopsy. Samples were selected by convenience method and were assigned into intervention and control groups using randomized blocks of 4. Random sequence was generated by RAS software. Several drops of distilled water on a cotton ball was used in the control group and same amount of lavender essential oil on a cotton ball was used in the intervention group. Then, participants in both groups were asked to smell the cotton ball for 15 minutes and then, their anxiety level was measured immediately. The results were analyzed by SPSS software version 25 using covariance analysis and rank regression. Results: The results showed that, the mean scores of anxiety in the control and intervention groups were 6.3 ± 1.92 and 3.75 ± 1.05, respectively. There was a significant difference (p 0.05). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that bone marrow biopsy is associated with anxiety, and smelling of lavender aroma is effective in reducing anxiety in patients undergoing this procedure. This fragrance can be used by treatment team in hematology and oncology clinics to reduce anxiety caused by bone marrow biopsy. |
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