Apakah Aromaterapi Peppermint Efektif terhadap Penurunan Kecemasan Mahasiswa di Masa Pandemi Covid-19?

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused psychological problems in students which may have a negative impact on their academic performance. Thus, managing psychosocial well-being during a pandemic is as important as managing physical health. One of the efforts that can be done is aromatherapy which has been proven to be effective in overcoming anxiety. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of peppermint aromatherapy in reducing student anxiety during the pandemic. This study uses a quasi-experimental design with a pre-post test control group design approach. The number of respondents 40 patients was taken by simple random sampling technique. The instrument uses the Zung-Self Rating Anxiety Scale (ZSAS). Data analysis using parametric t-Test test. The results of the analysis showed that there was a significant decrease in the pre post value in the intervention group with p-value <0.001 and there was a significant difference in the delta value of the control and intervention groups with p-value <0.001. So it can be said that peppermint aromatherapy is effective in reducing students during a pandemic.