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Effect of Aromatherapy on Anxiety in Colonoscopy Patients

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by Eastern Mediterranean University
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorEastern Mediterranean University
Started2025-01-01
Est. completion2025-10-31
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of aromatherapy with lavender and bergamot essential oils on anxiety, vital signs, and feelings of embarrassment before colonoscopy. The findings of this study are expected to contribute both to filling a gap in the literature and to the planning of evidence-based nursing interventions aimed at minimizing pre-colonoscopy anxiety and embarrassment in patients.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients over 18 years of age
* Patients undergoing a colonoscopy
* Patients capable of reading and understanding the study instructions

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who refused to participate in the study
* Patients who reported an allergy to any of the lavender or bergamot extracts used in the study

Conditions3

AnxietyAromatherapyColonoscopy

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