Lemon Essential Oil in Reducing Test Anxiety
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 46
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Personal Information Form
研究概览
简要总结
This study examines the effectiveness of lemon essential oil in reducing test anxiety in first-year nursing students.
详细描述
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Single (Investigator)
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •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
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Personal Information Form
时间窗: 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)
时间窗: 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
时间窗: 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
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
gülcan bahcecioğlu
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Ataturk University