Comparing the effect of aromatherapy with music therapy on the patients anxiety level before inguinal herniorrhaphy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Inguinal Hernia.Inguinal hernia
- Registration Number
- IRCT20131112015390N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Oroumia University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 141
Inclusion Criteria
Satisfaction to participate in the study
Ability to read and write
No history of hearing, olfactory or visual impairments
No mood disorders and lack of systemic diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease
No pain relief, analgesic or anxiety medication such as inderal for more than a month, no pain
No history of thyroid disease and effective medications
No drug addiction
No history of inguinal hernia repair
No chronic anxiety (Spiel Berger questionnaire scores above 76 in open anxiety and 73 on hidden anxiety)
Not having allergies to geranium extract
Ages above 18 and under 60 years
Exclusion Criteria
Unwillingness to continue in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety Scale in Spielberger's Hidden and Obvious Anxiety Scale Questionnaire: In this study, the effects of music therapy and aromatherapy on anxiety of patients before inguinal hernia surgery were evaluated. The researcher will first measure the level of anxiety by using the Spiel Berger Anxiety Inventory and latent anxiety questionnaire. After completing the questionnaires, the samples will be randomly assigned to three groups of aromatherapy with geranium extract and music therapy and control group. Timepoint: Anxiety was measured before the intervention and then half an hour after the intervention. Method of measurement: Spielberger's Invisible and Hidden Anxiety Scale Questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method