“A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE AROMATHERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF ORANGE AND LAVANDULA ESSENTIAL OILS ON ANXIETY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL INDICATORS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY AT PRIVATE HOSPITAL, KANPUR, UTTAR PRADESH, INDIA”

Abstract

Background: Anxiety is one of the common complications resulting from invasive diagnostic methods, especially coronary angiography. It affects physiological responses of the patient vital signs in the angiography suite. Aromatherapy has suggested to reduce anxiety.