Effect of Aromatherapy on Perioperative Anxiety Level in Cesarean Sections

Ninety-six patients aged between 18 and 45 years, with a height of ≥156 centimeters (cm), and a gestational age of \>37 weeks, in the ASA II risk group, who were scheduled for elective CS under spinal anesthesia, were included in the study. Patients who were to undergo lavender aromatherapy with an oxygen mask after the birth of the baby were randomly divided into two groups: aromatherapy (A) (n=48) and control (C) (n=48), who inhaled odorless essential oil. Participants were admitted to the preoperative preparation room 20 min before the operation, and their age, height, weight, and ASA risk scores were recorded after their informed consent was obtained. They were monitored and sent to the operating room after their baseline anxiety levels were measured and recorded using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I).

Ninety-six patients aged between 18 and 45 years, with a height of ≥156 centimeters (cm), and a gestational age of \>37 weeks, in the ASA II risk group, who were scheduled for elective CS under spinal anesthesia, were included in the study. Patients who were to undergo lavender aromatherapy with an oxygen mask after the birth of the baby were randomly divided into two groups: aromatherapy (A) (n=48) and control (C) (n=48), who inhaled odorless essential oil. Participants were admitted to the preoperative preparation room 20 min before the operation, and their age, height, weight, and ASA risk scores were recorded after their informed consent was obtained. They were monitored and sent to the operating room after their baseline anxiety levels were measured and recorded using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I).