芳香療法的論文(薰衣草精油) - 芳療

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26211735

芳香療法對於病患睡眠品質與焦慮情形的效果

期刊: Nurs Crit Care.
發表時間: 2015.7.27
作者團隊: 土耳其 Dokuz Eylül 大學

摘要

BACKGROUND:
In intensive care units (ICUs), patients cannot sleep well. Aromatherapy is
used for depression, anxiety, relaxation and disorders related with sleep and
stress.

AIM:
This study aimed to investigate the effect of lavender essential oil on the
sleep quality and anxiety level of patients in coronary ICU.
PARTICIPANTS:
A total of 60 patients in coronary ICU participated in this study.

DESIGN:
A randomized controlled study was conducted with 60 patients in a province
located in the southeast of Turkey.

METHODS:
After informing the patients in both groups about the study, they were
administered a questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and the
Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) scale. The patients in the intervention group
were given 2% lavender essential oil via inhalation for 15 days after which
they were administered the same scales again to evaluate the sleep quality
and anxiety. As for the control group, they were administered the same scales
again after 15 days without the inhalation of lavender essential oil.

RESULTS:
Comparison of the PSQI and BAI scores of the patients in the control and
intervention groups before and after the intervention showed statistically
significant differences in the change in favour of the intervention group (p
< 0·05).

CONCLUSION:
Lavender essential oil increased quality of sleep and reduced level of
anxiety in patients with coronary artery disease.


針對60位冠狀動脈疾病的加護病房病患，做隨機分組的芳香療法試驗，
為期15天吸入2% 薰衣草精油的實驗組，相較於控制組，
以兩種量表來評估睡眠品質與焦慮情況，都呈現顯著的改善效果。




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