Effectiveness of Lemon Essential Oil of Aromatherapy in Reducing Test Anxiety in Nursing Students

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Overview

This study examines the effectiveness of lemon essential oil in reducing test anxiety in first-year nursing students.

While studies on the role of aromatherapy in reducing test anxiety exist, those evaluating the effects of lemon essential oil on test anxiety are extremely limited. In this study, the effect of a different aromatherapy application on reducing test anxiety was tried to be determined by using lemon essential oil. It is envisaged to provide an alternative aromatherapy application to students and educators to reduce test anxiety through the results obtained in the study.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Nursing Student

Interventions

lemon essential oilOTHER

A randomized, pre-test-post-test design was carried out to examine the effectiveness of lemon essential oil in reducing test anxiety in first-year students of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of a private university in Istanbul

Eligibility

Sex: ALLHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * No respiratory system diseases (Asthma, Flu etc.) * no allergy to any smell, no pregnancy status, * absence of epilepsy discomfort, * not having a condition that prevents smell, not using any medication that will affect heart rate and blood pressure, exclusion criteria * Any respiratory system disease (Asthma, Flu, etc.). * have a known allergic response to essential oil to be used, * Lack of smell, use of any medication affecting heart rate and blood pressure, * to use other complementary medicine practices

Locations (1)

Sabahattin Zaim University

Istanbul, Center, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Personal Information Form

The personal information form contained nine questions on age, gender, education level, profession, place of residence, socio-economic status and total GPA (Grade Point Average).

Time frame: 30 minutes

Test Anxiety Scale (TAS)

Developed by Bozkurt (2019), the scale evaluates the degree of anxiety students feel before a test on a scale of 0 to 10. A score of 0 indicates no anxiety, while a score of 10 indicates severe anxiety 28

Time frame: 30 minutes

State Test Anxiety Scale

Developed by Şahin in 2019, this scale determines students' anxiety levels before a test. It is a 4-point Likert-type scale consisting of three sub-dimensions and 22 items. The cognitive dimension consists of nine items (3, 4, 7, 9, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22), wherein the lowest possible score is nine and the highest score is 36. The psychosocial dimension consists of five items (6, 10, 12, 13, 21), wherein the lowest possible score is 5 and the highest score is 20. The physiological dimension includes eight items (1, 2, 5, 8, 11, 15, 17, 19), wherein the lowest possible score is 8 and the highest score is 32. Possible scores on the scale ranged between 22 and 88

Time frame: 30 minutes

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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