Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
World Children Conference IV, Lefkoşa, Kıbrıs (Kktc), 15 - 16 Haziran 2023, ss.347
This study was conducted as a randomized controlled double-blind trial to examine the effects of massage
and bathing using lavender oil on the pain, stress and behavior of newborns (This clinical trial is
registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov with ID number NCT05770999). The sample of the study included
45 term newborns (15 lavender massage groups, 15 lavender bath groups, 15 control groups) with a
postnatal age of 1-5 days and a gestational age of 38-42 weeks, who could tolerate enterally administered
nutrients, were not connected to a respiratory support device, had no skin disease, had no genetic or
chromosomal anomalies, and did not undergo surgical intervention, at least one of the parents gave
written consent. Ethics Committee and necessary permissions were obtained for the research, and the
ethical guidelines of the Declaration of Helsinki were complied with. Descriptive statistics, chi-square,
Repeated Measures ANOVA and One-Way ANOVA tests were used to evaluate the data. It was
determined that the ALPS- Neo scores of the newborns in the lavender massage group decreased at the
5th minute after the study compared to the before the study. It was determined that the ABSS scores of
the newborns in the lavender massage group decreased at the 5th minute after the study compared to the
before the study. It was determined that the mean difference between the ALPS-Neo scores of the
newborns in the lavender massage group was higher than the other groups. It can be said that
aromatherapy massage with lavender oil is more effective in reducing pain and stress levels and
improving behavioral outcomes in newborns than a bath application made by adding lavender oil. It is
recommended to encourage the application of aromatherapy massage in newborn clinics, to inform
parents and to include more studies on this subject.