Effect of Lavender Oil Inhalation in Colonoscopy Patients
Condition: Colonic Disease
MeSH terms: Colonic Diseases
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      Aim: In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of lavender oil inhalation on the
      anxiety and comfort levels of patients who will undergo colonoscopy.

      Material and Method: In this randomized controlled, prospective study, 73 experimental and 72
      control group patients who will experience colonoscopy in a training and research hospital in
      western Turkey were included. While lavender inhalation was applied to the patients in the
      experimental group, routine care was applied to the patients in the control group. The
      short-form state-trait anxiety scale and general comfort scale were used to collect data
      before and after the procedure. p<0.05 level was considered statistically significant.
    

Detailed description: 
      Colonoscopy is a painful and uncomfortable procedure, and patients experience anxiety and
      restlessness / tension before colonoscopy. It is stated that aromatherapy, which is a
      non-invasive method and easy to apply, can be used to reduce these negative effects.

      It is known that the fastest and easiest way of entry of essential oils into the body is
      inhalation. In addition, it is stated that it is safe to carry out these applications by
      inhalation; For this reason, studies are mostly carried out by inhalation of essential oils.
      In studies conducted in different fields, it is seen that lavender has positive effects on
      variables such as anxiety, pain, insomnia, comfort and vital signs. Looking at the
      literature; more music therapy and education are applied to patients who will experience
      anxiety and loss of comfort due to colonoscopy; As for aromatherapy interventions; In a study
      conducted in 2017 with Sunflower and Neroli (Orange Flower) oil, olive flower oil (Osmanthus
      fragrans) and grapefruit oil were used.

      In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of lavender essential oil, which has been
      found to have positive effects on many variables in various studies, on the anxiety and
      comfort levels that may be experienced in patients who will experience colonoscopy.
    

Intervention name(s): lavender oil inhalation
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): Two drops of lavender (2%) essential oil were dripped onto a 2 x 2 cm cotton gauze cloth attached to the front of the clothes of the experimental group patients, approximately 12 inches below their noses. They were asked to inhale 2% lavender essential oil for 20 minutes. They were directed to breathe normally after inhalation. Vital signs of the patients were checked before and after the procedure. After the process, the forms were filled again, the final test process was completed.
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Intervention model description: Randomized controlled experimental study
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Supportive Care
Keywords: colonoscopy; aromatherapy; anxiety; comfort; lavander oil