Effects of Aromatherapy with Lavender and Peppermint Essential Oils on the Sleep Quality of Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Joint Authors
Khatony, Alireza
Hamzeh, Sahar
Safari-Faramani, Roya
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-03-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
One of the problems of cancer patients is sleep disorder.
Given the absence of studies on comparing the effect of inhalation aromatherapy with lavender and peppermint on the sleep quality of the cancer patients, this study was performed to compare the effect of inhalation aromatherapy with lavender and peppermint essential oils on the sleep quality of cancer patients.
For this purpose, 120 patients were randomly allocated to three groups of lavender, peppermint, and control.
The intervention groups received three drops of the essential oil for 7 days.
In the control group, aromatic distilled water was used instead.
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory (PSQI) was used.
Before the intervention, no significant difference was observed between the mean PSQI scores of three groups, while the difference was statistically significant after the intervention.
The mean PSQI scores were lower in lavender and peppermint groups than in the control group.
Aromatherapy can improve the sleep quality of cancer patients.
To confirm the findings, more studies should be done.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hamzeh, Sahar& Safari-Faramani, Roya& Khatony, Alireza. 2020. Effects of Aromatherapy with Lavender and Peppermint Essential Oils on the Sleep Quality of Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157257
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hamzeh, Sahar…[et al.]. Effects of Aromatherapy with Lavender and Peppermint Essential Oils on the Sleep Quality of Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157257
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hamzeh, Sahar& Safari-Faramani, Roya& Khatony, Alireza. Effects of Aromatherapy with Lavender and Peppermint Essential Oils on the Sleep Quality of Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1157257
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1157257