• J. Perianesth. Nurs. · Aug 2020

    A Randomized Prospective Placebo-Controlled Study of the Effects of Lavender Aromatherapy on Preoperative Anxiety in Cataract Surgery Patients.

    • Philip Francis Stanley, Lai Foon Wan, and Rostihar Abdul Karim.
    • Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore. Electronic address: philip.stanley@ktph.com.sg.
    • J. Perianesth. Nurs. 2020 Aug 1; 35 (4): 403-406.

    PurposeTo determine if lavender aromatherapy can reduce preoperative anxiety in cataract surgery patients.DesignSingle-center prospective randomized placebo-controlled trial.MethodsSeventy-five patients awaiting cataract surgery were randomized to lavender essential oil or grape seed oil (control) and administered the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Vital signs were also recorded.FindingsPatients in the lavender group showed greater improvements in self-reported anxiety using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (P = .023, two-sample t test). Compared with the control group, the effects of lavender on the reduction of anxiety were statistically significant when adjusting for age, gender, and baseline scores (P = .012, analysis of covariance).ConclusionsLavender aromatherapy reduced anxiety in preoperative cataract surgery patients.Copyright © 2019 American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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