Department of Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, İnönü University, Malatya, Turkey.
Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Malatya Turgut Özal University, Malatya, Turkey.
Explore (NY). 2024 Jul-Aug;20(4):527-534. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2023.12.002. Epub 2023 Dec 7.
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.
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.
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).
It was concluded that the inhalation of peppermint oil after lumbar discectomy surgery reduced pain and anxiety levels.
本研究旨在分析腰椎间盘切除术后吸入薄荷油对患者疼痛和焦虑水平的影响。
本研究采用随机对照试验设计，于 2022 年 9 月至 2023 年 6 月共纳入 68 例患者（实验组 34 例，对照组 34 例）。在数据收集过程中使用了患者信息表、数字疼痛评分量表和状态焦虑量表。研究者在手术前向患者发放患者信息表，在术后第 2 小时向患者发放状态焦虑量表和数字疼痛评分量表。然后，实验组患者仅吸入 5 滴滴在无菌纱布垫上的薄荷油 10 分钟，而对照组患者不进行任何干预。之后，在术后第 3 和第 4 小时，再次向两组患者发放状态焦虑量表和数字疼痛评分量表。
术后第 2 小时，两组患者的平均疼痛或状态焦虑水平差异无统计学意义（p>0.05）。然而，术后第 3 和第 4 小时，两组间差异具有统计学意义（p<0.05）。
腰椎间盘切除术后吸入薄荷油可降低疼痛和焦虑水平。
