Effects of inhalation of peppermint oil after lumbar discectomy surgery on pain and anxiety levels of patients: A randomized controlled study

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dc.contributor.authorMese, Mesut
dc.contributor.authorSaritas, Serdar
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-19T06:39:57Z
dc.date.available2026-06-19T06:39:57Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.departmentMalatya Turgut Özal Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractAim: This study was conducted to analyze the effects of the inhalation of peppermint oil after lumbar discectomy surgery on the pain and anxiety levels of patients. Materials and method: This study was performed as a randomized controlled trial from September 2022 to June 2023 with 68 patients (34 patients in the experimental group and 34 patients in the control group). A Patient Information Form, the Numerical Pain Rating Scale, and the State Anxiety Inventory were used in the data collection process. The researcher administered the Patient Information Form to the patients before they underwent surgery. The State Anxiety Inventory and the Numerical Pain Rating Scale were administered to the patients after the second hour in the postoperative period. Next, for 10 minutes, only the patients in the experimental group inhaled five drops of peppermint oil dripped on a sterile gauze pad whereas no intervention was administered to the patients in the control group. Then, the State Anxiety Inventory and the Numerical Pain Rating Scale were administered again to the patients in both groups successively after the third and fourth hours in the postoperative period. Results: After the second hour in the postoperative period, the difference between the mean pain or state anxiety levels of the two groups were not statistically significant (p > 0.05). On the other hand, after the third and fourth hours in the postoperative period, the differences between the two groups were statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion: It was concluded that the inhalation of peppermint oil after lumbar discectomy surgery reduced pain and anxiety levels.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.explore.2023.12.002
dc.identifier.endpage534
dc.identifier.issn1550-8307
dc.identifier.issn1878-7541
dc.identifier.issue4
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0003-4076-9001
dc.identifier.pmid38072763
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85181745938
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage527
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.explore.2023.12.002
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12899/5874
dc.identifier.volume20
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001254862800001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier Science Inc
dc.relation.ispartofExplore-the Journal of Science and Healing
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260612
dc.subjectPain
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.subjectLumbar Discectomy
dc.subjectPeppermint Oil
dc.titleEffects of inhalation of peppermint oil after lumbar discectomy surgery on pain and anxiety levels of patients: A randomized controlled study
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