Anxiety, Aromatherapy, Pain, Labor
Conditions
Keywords
primiparous, labor pain, aromatherapy, lemon oil, ylang ylang oil
Brief summary
This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study.To evaluate the effects of aromatherapy, one of the non-pharmacological pain methods, on labor pain and anxiety in the active phase in primiparous pregnant women. The main questions it aims to answer are: Is ylang ylang oil applied as an inhaler effective in reducing labor pain and anxiety? Is lemon oil applied as an inhaler effective in reducing labor pain and anxiety? Participants randomized according to the closed envelope method into the lemon oil group (n=15), ylang ylang oil group (n=15) and control group (n=15). In the active phase (cervical dilatation ≥5), a drop of essential oil was instilled onto square cotton balls to the intervention groups and renewed as one drop every hour until labor occurred. In the control group, 1 drop of saline was dripped onto square cotton balls. Visual pain scale (VAS) and state anxiety ınventory were applied to the intervention groups and control groups before the application. After the application, VAS and state anxiety ınventory were evaluated at 5-7 cm dilatation, and only with VAS at 8-10 cm dilatation. The trait anxiety ınventory was administered to the volunteers after birth.
Interventions
OTHERessential oils (Ylang ylang oil)
inhaler aromatherapy
OTHERplacebo (saline solutions)
placebo saline solutions
OTHERessential oils (lemon oil)
inhaler aromatherapy
Sponsors
Özlem Çağan
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Term pregnancy (37-41 weeks) * Pregnant women between the ages of 18-35 * had singleton pregnancy with cephalic presentation of the fetus * Not allergic to ylang ylang oil, flower/lemon or oil or anything * Absence of any pregnancy complications * No previous miscarriage, no abortion * Not having any diagnosed systemic disease * ≥ 5 cm (cm) (active phase) cervical dilatation * Pregnant women who do not take any analgesia, anesthesia or anxiolytic drugs * Spontaneous onset of labor * Pregnant women who can speak and write Turkish well * Pregnant woman's consent to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
* Emergency cesarean section indication * Use of analgesic, anesthetic and anxiolytic drugs by the pregnant woman * The pregnant woman's desire to withdraw from the study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| anxiety level | pre-intervention | Determination of anxiety level before and after essential oil (lemon oil and ylang ylang oil) and saline inhalation with STAI From TX-I and TX-II (State-Trait Anxiety Tests) (The highest possible score is 80 and the lowest possible score is 20) |
| paın score | pre-intervention | Determination of pain score before and after essential oil (lemon oil and ylang ylang oil) and saline inhalation with visual pain score (0=no pain, 10=worst pain) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| apgar score | postnatal 5. minute | Apgar stands for Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, and Respiration. In the test, five things are used to check a baby's health. (0-10 point) |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed