The Effect of Aromatherapy in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Patients

TC Erciyes University150 enrolled

Overview

Pain experienced before and after surgery in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy adversely affects physiological parameters and sleep quality. This randomized controlled study was conducted to examine the effects of preoperative and postoperative inhalation lavender and geranium essential oil on patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy on pain, sleep, and physiological parameters. The study was completed with 3 groups and 150 people, namely the geranium oil group (n=50), lavender oil group (n=50) and control group (n=50). The ethics committee approval, informed consent of the individuals and the institutional permission were obtained. In the study, data were collected using the patient identification form, Richard-Campbell Sleep Scale and visual analog scale. Chi-square test,repeated measures one-way analysis of variance, and Spearman correlation analysis tests were used to assess the data. In the comparisons, the value of p\<0.05 was accepted as significant.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

150

Conditions

Cholecystectomy Aromatherapy

Interventions

Intervention group LavenderOTHER

This group received inhalation aromatherapy 2 drops of lavender oil from aromastone for a total of 3 days, one day before the operation, the day of the operation and the first day after the operation.

Intervention group GeraniumOTHER

This group received inhalation aromatherapy 2 drops of geranium oil from aromastone for a total of 3 days, one day before the operation, the day of the operation and the first day after the operation.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 75 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged ≥18 years * Hospitalized for laparoscopic cholecystectomy surgery, * Alzheimer's, dementia etc. no disease, * Having no perception problems (sense of smell, vision, hearing loss), * Hospitalized the day before the operation, * Patients who continue to stay in the hospital for at least one night after the operation will be included in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Having any respiratory system disease (COPD, Asthma, etc.), * Disturbed by the smell of essential oils, * Any allergic diagnosis and history, * Using anxiolytic, antidepressant,

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual Analog Scale

The range of 0 (zero) and 10cm is determined on a ruler. 0 (zero) means "no pain" and 10 means "worst possible pain". The patient is asked to mark the place that expresses the pain on the line. The distance marked by the patient is measured by taking the initial distance of zero.

Time frame: change from baseline score at the end of three day

Secondary Outcomes

The Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire

The Richard Campbell Sleep Questionnaire is a 6-item scale that evaluates the depth of sleep, the time to fall asleep, the frequency of awakening, the time to stay awake, the quality of sleep, and the noise level in the environment. Each item is evaluated on a chart with scores between 0 and 100. If the total mean score obtained from the scale is between "0-25", it indicates very bad sleep, between "26-75" indicates moderate sleep, and between "76-100" indicates very good sleep. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the sleep quality of the patient is considered.