ANALYSIS THE EFFECT OF SENSORY INTERVENTION ON PATIENT’S ANXIETY ACCORDING TO MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING-ANXIETY QUESTIONNAIRE (MRI-AQ) AND HEART RATE IN MRI LUMBAL EXAMINATION

Background: The use of MRI as a non-invasive diagnostic radiological examination modality is painless. However, patients may experience claustrophobia and anxiety. Sensory intervention method providing sensory stimulation to an individual, which expected reduce the Purpose: To determine effect on anxiety level using scent by inhalation sound based heart rate MRI-AQ in with lumbal examination. Method: 24 samples were divided into three groups: scent, combination scent-sound, control, eight each. Intervention given lavender essential oil aromatherapy, drop drops mask, then put mask for 5 minutes before until completed. playing music (nature-sound) during Result: intervention, specifically significantly reduces p = 0.004 (p<0.05). Conclusion: between nature-sound media has positive reducing rate. Due easy administration this aromatherapy minimal risk treatment, it recommended that applied MRI.