Research Article
The Anxiolytic Effect of Aromatherapy on Patients Awaiting Ambulatory Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Summary of baseline characteristics of the study population (
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| | | Total () | Bergamot essential oil () | Control () | value |
| | Age1 (years) | 45.4 (11.7) | 45.0 (12.2) | 45.9 (11.4) | 0.687 | | Gender2 | | | | | | Male | 44 (40.4%) | 20 (37.7%) | 24 (42.9%) | 0.697 | | Female | 65 (59.6%) | 33 (62.3%) | 32 (57.1%) | | BMI1 (kg/m2) | 23.7 (3.9) | 23.8 (4.5) | 23.6 (3.2) | 0.712 | | Education2 | | | | | | Elementary school or below | 14 (12.8%) | 5 (9.4%) | 9 (16.1%) | 0.238 | | High school | 37 (33.9%) | 22 (41.5%) | 15 (26.8%) | | College or above | 58 (53.2%) | 26 (49.1%) | 32 (57.1%) | | Surgery2 | | | | | | Neurosurgery | 53 (48.6%) | 26 (49.1%) | 27 (48.2%) | 0.791 | | Plastic surgery | 29 (26.6%) | 12 (22.6%) | 17 (30.4%) | | General surgery | 13 (11.9%) | 6 (11.3%) | 7 (12.5%) | | ENT | 4 (3.7%) | 2 (3.8%) | 2 (3.6%) | | Urology | 3 (2.8%) | 2 (3.8%) | 1 (1.8%) | | Obstetrics and gynaecology | 3 (2.8%) | 3 (5.7%) | 0 (0.0%) | | Breast surgery | 2 (1.8%) | 1 (1.9%) | 1 (1.8%) | | Dermatology | 2 (1.8%) | 1 (1.9%) | 1 (1.8%) | | With experience of surgery2 | | | | | | Yes | 75 (68.8%) | 30 (56.6%) | 45 (80.4%) | 0.013* | | No | 34 (31.2%) | 23 (43.4%) | 11 (19.6%) | | Smoking2 | | | | | | Yes | 31 (28.4%) | 15 (28.3%) | 16 (28.6%) | 1.000 | | No | 78 (71.6%) | 38 (71.7%) | 40 (71.4%) | | Drinking2 | | | | | | Yes | 36 (33.0%) | 16 (30.2%) | 20 (35.7%) | 0.550 | | No | 73 (67.0%) | 37 (69.8%) | 36 (64.3%) | | Heart rate1 (beat/min) | 77.2 (10.2) | 77.1 (10.0) | 77.3 (10.5) | 0.901 | | SBP1 (mmHg) | 127.7 (17.3) | 129.3 (15.9) | 126.2 (18.5) | 0.354 | | DBP1 (mmHg) | 76.0 (11.1) | 76.7 (11.3) | 75.4 (11.0) | 0.531 | | Baseline STAI1 | 43.6 (11.0) | 45.4 (10.8) | 42.0 (11.0) | 0.106 |
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indicates a significant difference between groups.
1Data are presented as mean and SD.
2Data are presented as number and percent.
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