Hancı Ezgi, Uslu Yasemin, Arıbal Erkin
Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University Health Sciences Institute, İstanbul, Türkiye.
İstanbul University Faculty of Nursing, Surgical Nursing Department, İstanbul, Türkiye.
Eur J Breast Health. 2025 Jun 20;21(3):223-229. doi: 10.4274/ejbh.galenos.2025.2025-2-11. Epub 2025 May 20.
Aromatherapy is widely used in the management of symptoms caused by interventional procedures. This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of lavender and lavender-peppermint aromatherapy before breast biopsy for reducing women's pain and anxiety.
This trial was conducted in the breast outpatient clinic of a university hospital in İstanbul between July 2021 and March 2023. Patients were randomly assigned to one of two intervention groups; lavender or lavender-peppermint or the control group. Twenty minutes before the breast biopsy, a small pad impregnated with lavender or lavender-peppermint essential oil was attached to each patient at shoulder level, allowing for inhalation. The patients' anxiety and pain levels were assessed before and after the biopsy procedure using the state anxiety inventory and visual analogue scale, respectively.
Study population was 135 patients, equally divided between lavender, lavender-peppermint or control groups (each = 45). The mean age of the patients was 46.30±10.31 years, 76% were married, 65.9% were employed, and 64.4% underwent thick-needle biopsy. After the biopsy, reported anxiety and pain levels had decreased significantly more in the aromatherapy groups compared to the control group (<0.05). However, no significant difference was found between the lavender and lavender-peppermint groups in terms of anxiety and pain reduction (>0.05). Anxiety and pain levels were positively correlated (r = 0.406; <0.001).
The use of lavender and lavender-peppermint essential oil via inhalation before breast biopsy was effective in reducing reported anxiety and pain levels. Implementing lavender and lavender-peppermint essential oil inhalation before interventional procedures may offer a simple and cost-effective approach to improving patient outcomes.
芳香疗法广泛应用于干预性操作引起的症状管理。本随机对照试验评估了薰衣草和薰衣草 - 薄荷芳香疗法在乳腺活检前减轻女性疼痛和焦虑方面的有效性。
本试验于2021年7月至2023年3月在伊斯坦布尔一所大学医院的乳腺门诊进行。患者被随机分配到两个干预组之一；薰衣草组、薰衣草 - 薄荷组或对照组。在乳腺活检前20分钟，将浸有薰衣草或薰衣草 - 薄荷精油的小垫子贴在每位患者的肩部水平，以便吸入。分别使用状态焦虑量表和视觉模拟量表在活检操作前后评估患者的焦虑和疼痛水平。
研究人群为135名患者，在薰衣草组、薰衣草 - 薄荷组或对照组中平均分配（每组 = 45）。患者的平均年龄为46.30±10.31岁，76%已婚，65.9%就业，64.4%接受粗针活检。活检后，与对照组相比，芳香疗法组报告的焦虑和疼痛水平下降更为显著（<0.05）。然而，在减轻焦虑和疼痛方面，薰衣草组和薰衣草 - 薄荷组之间未发现显著差异（>0.05）。焦虑和疼痛水平呈正相关（r = 0.406；<0.001）。
在乳腺活检前通过吸入使用薰衣草和薰衣草 - 薄荷精油可有效降低报告的焦虑和疼痛水平。在介入性操作前实施薰衣草和薰衣草 - 薄荷精油吸入可能为改善患者预后提供一种简单且经济有效的方法。
