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

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Nursing Student
• Interventions: Other: lemon essential oil

• Registration Number: NCT04426799
• Lead Sponsor: Ataturk University

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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 Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-01-15
• Primary Completion: 2020-01-15
• Study Completion: 2020-01-15
• Study First Submitted: 2020-05-28
• Status Verified: 2020-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-06-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-06-08
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-11
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 46

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

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	lemon essential oil	application is done

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Personal Information Form	30 minutes	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).
Test Anxiety Scale (TAS)	30 minutes	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
State Test Anxiety Scale	30 minutes	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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sabahattin Zaim University; 🇹🇷 İstanbul, Center, Turkey