Test-related situational anxiety in dental students. Anxiety disorder, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Control group: Participants in this group will be exposed to odorless water vapor in the examination classroom. Fifteen minutes before students enter the classroom, an electric diffuse
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The participant should be an undergraduate dental student. The participant should be taking or have taken the Practical Orthodontics 1 course. The participant should be a student at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. The participant should provide written informed consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The participant has a common cold at the time of enrollment. The participant has asthma or other respiratory diseases. The participant has a known allergy to lemon or lavender essential oils. The participant uses medications that may affect anxiety or heart rate, such as beta-blockers, sedatives, or anxiolytic drugs. The participant has diseases that may affect anxiety or heart rate, such as anxiety disorders or cardiovascular diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| State anxiety score of students measured by the state anxiety subscale of the STAI questionnaire. The score ranges from 20 to 80, and a higher score indicates higher state anxiety. Timepoint: At baseline, before students enter the classrooms.Fifteen minutes after entering the classroom and before the start of the exam, after exposure to lemon aroma, lavender aroma, or water vapor in the control group.Immediately after the end of the exam. Method of measurement: Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, State Anxiety Subscale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAmirhossein Lohrasebi Poor
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed