The Effects of Lavender and Citrus aurantium on Anxiety and Agitation of the Conscious Patients in Intensive Care Units: A Parallel Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

Table 4

Frequency and percentage of agitation of research units in three groups of lavender, Citrus aurantium, and placebo.

Group		Lavender		Citrus aurantium		Placebo		Chi-square test	value
Variable		Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent	Frequency	Percent
Before intervention	Alert and calm	14	28	7	14	17	34	5.57	0.06
	Restless/agitated	36	72	43	86	33	66
Immediately after intervention	Alert and calm	14	28	9	18	17	34	3.34	0.19
	Restless/agitated	36	72	41	82	33	66
One hour after intervention	Alert and calm	25	50	18	36	29	58	4.97	0.08
	Restless/agitated	25	50	32	64	21	42
Three hours after intervention	Alert and calm	36	72	32	64	30	60	1.65	0.44
	Restless/agitated	14	28	18	36	20	40
Freidman test		46.98		55.57		33.00
value		<0.001		<0.001		<0.001