anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
This is a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study. A total of 120 174 students, after sample calculation, 120 people who meet the eligibility criteria will be included and allocated probabilisti
Sponsors
Universidade de Franca
Centro Universitário de Patos de Minas-UNIPAM
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Undergraduate students enrolled in the nursing course at the University Center of Patos de Minas; students in their second, fourth, sixth, eighth, and tenth semesters of the year 2024; individuals over eighteen years of age; participants who agree to collaborate with the research by signing the Informed Consent Form; students who answer the sociodemographic instrument and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; students who agree to use the essential oil for the period and frequency proposed by the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Students who are not present on the day of data collection; participants who do not correctly complete the questionnaire; academics who do not perform aromatherapy according to recommendations; students who already use herbal remedies, medicinal plants, antidepressants, anxiolytics, or any other complementary practice; individuals unable to attend any course; students on leave or with suspended institutional enrollment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Expected outcome 1: A decrease in anxiety levels is expected among nursing students, as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, after the use of aromatherapy with bergamot oil, based on a statistically significant variation observed in pre- and post-intervention scores;Outcome 1: A significant reduction in participants' anxiety symptoms was observed, verified by applying the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, where the treatment group showed a greater reduction from 10.80 to 7.70 with Cohen's d of 0.82, indicating a large effect, compared to the placebo group, which reduced from 11.18 to 8.63 with Cohen's d of 0.64, indicating a moderate effect;Expected outcome 2: A decrease in depression levels is expected among nursing students, as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, after the use of aromatherapy with bergamot oil, based on a statistically significant variation observed in pre- and post-intervention scores;Outcome found 2: A significant reduction in participants' depression symptoms was observed, verified through the application of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, where the treatment group showed a greater reduction from 7.10 to 4.21 with Cohen's d equal to 0.70, indicating a moderate to large effect, compared to the placebo group, which reduced from 6.92 to 5.54 with Cohen's d equal to 0.41, indicating a small to moderate effect | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcomes are expected | — |
Countries
BR
Contacts
Public ContactElisama Alexandrino
Universidade de Franca
Outcome results
None listed