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Effects of Aromatherapy on the Anxiety, Vital Signs, and Sleep Quality of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients in Intensive Care Units
Joint Authors
Hur, Myung-Haeng
Min, Eun Sil
Cho, Mi-Yeon
Lee, Myeong Soo
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-02-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of aromatherapy on the anxiety, sleep, and blood pressure (BP) of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients in an intensive care unit (ICU).
Fifty-six patients with PCI in ICU were evenly allocated to either the aromatherapy or conventional nursing care.
Aromatherapy essential oils were blended with lavender, roman chamomile, and neroli with a 6 : 2 : 0.5 ratio.
Participants received 10 times treatment before PCI, and the same essential oils were inhaled another 10 times after PCI.
Outcome measures patients' state anxiety, sleeping quality, and BP.
An aromatherapy group showed significantly low anxiety (t=5.99, P<.001) and improving sleep quality (t=−3.65, P=.001) compared with conventional nursing intervention.
The systolic BP of both groups did not show a significant difference by time or in a group-by-time interaction; however, a significant difference was observed between groups (F=4.63, P=.036).
The diastolic BP did not show any significant difference by time or by a group-by-time interaction; however, a significant difference was observed between groups (F=6.93, P=.011).
In conclusion, the aromatherapy effectively reduced the anxiety levels and increased the sleep quality of PCI patients admitted to the ICU.
Aromatherapy may be used as an independent nursing intervention for reducing the anxiety levels and improving the sleep quality of PCI patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Cho, Mi-Yeon& Min, Eun Sil& Hur, Myung-Haeng& Lee, Myeong Soo. 2013. Effects of Aromatherapy on the Anxiety, Vital Signs, and Sleep Quality of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients in Intensive Care Units. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467569
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Cho, Mi-Yeon…[et al.]. Effects of Aromatherapy on the Anxiety, Vital Signs, and Sleep Quality of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients in Intensive Care Units. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467569
American Medical Association (AMA)
Cho, Mi-Yeon& Min, Eun Sil& Hur, Myung-Haeng& Lee, Myeong Soo. Effects of Aromatherapy on the Anxiety, Vital Signs, and Sleep Quality of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Patients in Intensive Care Units. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467569
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467569