The Effect of 1,8-Cineole Inhalation on Preoperative Anxiety: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Table 2

Homogeneity test for measurement variables among the four groups 𝑁=62.

Variable	Control	Limonene	1,8-Cineole	Eucalyptus	𝑃 value
A-VAS	4.73±1.44	4.40±1.59	4.75±2.05	5.31±1.30	0.466^a
STAI	53.00±6.01	48.93±8.72	48.25±9.05	48.94±6.14	0.305
POMS	1.64±0.73	1.01±0.59	1.22±0.64	1.09±0.47	0.070^a
P-VAS	5.93±1.22	5.53±1.88	6.06±1.88	6.19±1.68	0.617^a
sBP	129.40±11.16	125.67±7.58	136.00±11.72	134.81±16.38	0.076
dBP	84.47±11.26	82.93±7.47	85.50±10.27	85.31±15.32	0.923
Pulse	79.33±6.89	76.13±6.71	78.81±10.39	79.13±6.87	0.657

Analyzed using one-way ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis test^a.
Data presented as mean ± SD.
𝑛=15 each in the control and limonene groups and 16 each in the 1,8-cineole and eucalyptus groups.