The effects of lavender oil and ice applications used in episiotomy care on episiotomy pain

Ayşe Eminov; Oya Kavlak; Elmin Eminov; Ahmet Ergenoğlu; İsmail Mete İtil

doi:10.19161/etd.1209135

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The effects of lavender oil and ice applications used in episiotomy care on episiotomy pain

Abstract

Aim: The present study investigates the effects of lavender oil and ice applications on episiotomy pain and wound healing. Materials and Methods: This study was organized as a semi-randomized controlled type of research. A total of 96 term pregnant women who gave birth in the delivery service of Nazilli State Hospital and underwent episiotomy at birth, had a Visual Analog Skala (VAS) value greater than 3 and agreed to participate in the study were included in the study. The patient information form, the Visual Analog Scale, and the REEDA Scale were used for data collection. The research data was analyzed using number, percentage, the chi-square test, the Kruskal Wallis test, the Mann-Whitney U test, One-Way Anova test, Tukey HD test, and the Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test. Results: The mean VAS values of the groups before the application were 7.90±0.92 for the lavender group, 8.29±1.03 for the ice group, and 8.00±1.00 for the control group. In addition, it was found that there was a statistically significant difference between the VAS values between the groups after the application (p<0.05), and the mean VAS values in the intervention groups decreased (Lavender group 6.84±1.08, ice group 5.70±1.53). While there was no statistically significant difference in the mean REEDA recovery scores between the groups before the application (p=0.912), there was a statistically significant difference in the REEDA recovery scores of the intervention groups and the control group after the application (p=0.000). Conclusion: According to the findings of the study, lavender oil and ice applications used after labor reduce perineal pain and accelerate wound healing.

Keywords

Epizyotomi bakımında kullanılan lavanta yağı ve buz uygulamalarının epizyotomi ağrısına etkileri

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışma, lavanta yağı ve buz uygulamalarının epizyotomi ağrısı ve yara iyileşmesi üzerine etkilerini araştırmak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma yarı randomize kontrollü araştırma türü olarak düzenlenmiştir. Nazilli Devlet Hastanesi doğum servisinde doğum yapan ve doğumda epizyotomi uygulanan, Görsel Analog Skala (VAS) değeri 3'ün üzerinde olan ve çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden toplam 96 term gebe çalışmaya dahil edildi. Verilerin toplanmasında hasta bilgi formu, Görsel Analog Skala ve REEDA Ölçeği kullanıldı. Araştırma verileri sayı, yüzde, ki-kare testi, Kruskal Wallis testi, Mann-Whitney U testi, One-Way Anova testi, Tukey HD testi ve Wilcoxon Signed Ranks testi kullanılarak analiz edildi. Bulgular: Uygulama öncesi grupların ortalama VAS değerleri lavanta grubu için 7.90±0.92, buz grubu için 8.29±1.03 ve kontrol grubu için 8.00±1.00 idi. Ayrıca uygulama sonrası gruplar arasında VAS değerleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark olduğu (p<0.05) ve müdahale gruplarında ortalama VAS değerlerinin düştüğü (Lavanta grubu 6.84±1.08, buz grubu 5.70±1.53) bulundu). Uygulama öncesi gruplar arasında REEDA iyileşme puan ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulunmazken (p=0.912), uygulama sonrası müdahale grupları ve kontrol grubunun REEDA iyileşme puanlarında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark vardı (p= 0,000). Sonuç: Çalışmanın bulgularına göre doğum sonrası kullanılan lavanta yağı ve buz uygulamaları perine ağrısını azaltmakta ve yara iyileşmesini hızlandırmaktadır.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Ayşe Eminov
Türkiye

Oya Kavlak
Türkiye

Elmin Eminov ^*
Türkiye

Ahmet Ergenoğlu
Türkiye

İsmail Mete İtil
Türkiye

Publication Date

December 12, 2022

Submission Date

October 30, 2021

Acceptance Date

August 18, 2022

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Year 2022 Volume: 61 Number: 4

DOI

https://doi.org/10.19161/etd.1209135

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https://izlik.org/JA95TN43DK

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1.Ayşe Eminov, Oya Kavlak, Elmin Eminov, Ahmet Ergenoğlu, İsmail Mete İtil. The effects of lavender oil and ice applications used in episiotomy care on episiotomy pain. EJM. 2022 Dec. 1;61(4):626-35. doi:10.19161/etd.1209135

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