The Effect of Sweet Orange Aromatherapy on Anxiety and Pulse Level of Nurse Students

Inonu University

Status: Completed

Conditions: University Students

Treatments: Other: Sweet orange essential oil aromatherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06843837

inonu university 2

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled study examined the effect of sweet orange essential oil aromatherapy on reducing anxiety experienced by nursing students during the IV cannulation process. First-year nursing students from a university in eastern Turkey participated in the study. According to the sample size determined by G*Power analysis, 100 students were randomized, and the study was completed with 47 students in the experimental group and 48 students in the control group.

All students were taught IV cannulation skills theoretically and practically. Subsequently, students in the experimental group performed IV cannulation on real patients after receiving aromatherapy. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, a Pulse Monitoring Form, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI).

Full description

This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of sweet orange essential oil aromatherapy in reducing anxiety among nursing students during the IV cannulation procedure. The study was conducted with first-year nursing students enrolled in the nursing department of a university in eastern Turkey. The sample size was determined using G*Power analysis, and a total of 100 students were randomized into two groups. The study was completed with 47 students in the experimental group and 48 students in the control group.

All participants received standardized theoretical and practical training on IV cannulation. Following the training, students in the experimental group were exposed to sweet orange essential oil aromatherapy before performing IV cannulation on real patients, while those in the control group proceeded with the procedure without aromatherapy intervention.

Data collection tools included a Personal Information Form, a Pulse Monitoring Form to track physiological responses, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) to assess anxiety levels. The study aimed to determine whether aromatherapy could serve as an effective non-pharmacological strategy for alleviating procedural anxiety among nursing students.

Enrollment: 95 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being actively enrolled in school, not having performed an IV cannulation before, taking the Basic Principles and Fundamentals in Nursing I course, and not having any health issues that would prevent inhaling sweet orange oil.

Exclusion criteria

• Not volunteering to participate in the study, not being actively enrolled in school, and having any health issues that would prevent inhaling sweet orange oil.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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95 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

In this study, sweet orange essential oil was applied to reduce anxiety levels and physiological responses of nursing students during IV cannulation skill practice. The study data were collected in the intravenous (IV) access rooms of Fırat University Medical Center Hospital's outpatient clinic. There are two IV access rooms on the outpatient clinic floor, one of which was randomly assigned to the control group and the other to the experimental group. After administering pre-tests (Participant Information Form, Pulse Monitoring Form, and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory \[STAI\]), students were instructed to perform IV cannulation on the assigned patient. A cotton ball infused with three drops of sweet orange essential oil was held 4 to 5 cm away from the student's nose, and they were instructed to breathe slowly for five minutes. After this, the students were asked to perform IV cannulation on the patient.

Treatment:

Other: Sweet orange essential oil aromatherapy

control

No Intervention group