A survey on the eﬀects of Lavender aromatherapy on the anxiety and vital signs of patients with ischemic heart diseases hospitalized in cardiac intensive care units

Khalil  Moradi; Hossein  Ashtarian; Fatemeh  Darabi; Amir Hossein  Hashemian; Farah  Saifi

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A survey on the eﬀects of Lavender aromatherapy on the anxiety and vital signs of patients with ischemic heart diseases hospitalized in cardiac intensive care units

Author(s):

Khalil Moradi¹,

Hossein Ashtarian^2,*,

Fatemeh Darabi³,

Amir Hossein Hashemian⁴,

Farah Saifi³

1Intensive Care Unit, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

2Health Education Department, Health School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

3Anesthesia Department, Paramedic School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

4Department of Biostatistics, Health School, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

Journal of Clinical Research in Paramedical Sciences:Vol. 4, issue 4; e82067

Published online:Jan 05, 2016

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jun 04, 2015

Accepted:Nov 06, 2015

How to Cite:Khalil MoradiHossein AshtarianFatemeh DarabiAmir Hossein HashemianFarah SaifiA survey on the eﬀects of Lavender aromatherapy on the anxiety and vital signs of patients with ischemic heart diseases hospitalized in cardiac intensive care units.J Clin Res Paramed Sci.4(4):e82067.

Abstract

Background: Patients with ischemic diseases (MI) experience severe anxiety in acute phase in the first 48 hours after ‎hospitalization. This study was aimed to assess the effect of aromatherapy on the anxiety levels and vital signs of patients with ischemic heart diseases.

Methods: In this clinical trial, 80 patients with ischemic heart diseases were randomly divided into two experimental group (n=40) and control group (n=40). Patients in experiment group were asked to inhale two drops of lavender essential oil, whereas in control group, patients inhaled two drops of distilled water for 20 minutes. The patients’ anxiety level was measured by Spielberger questionnaire five times (one before and four after intervention). Furthermore, vital signs were recorded on a designed checklist during five times. The data analysis was carried out using SPSS version 22 software and using various descriptive and inferential statistic formulas.

Results: The results indicated that there was no significant difference regarding the anxiety mean score of both experimental (50.40±10.015) and control groups (51.88±4.195) at the beginning of the study. After aromatherapy, the mean state anxiety scores were different in two groups as the level of state anxiety significantly decreased compared with that of control group (p<0.001). Furthermore, a significant difference was found in respect to systolic diastolic blood pressure scores, and respiratory and pulse rates in the two groups (P<0.05).

Conclusions: Aromatherapy can decrease the anxiety level and vital signs of patients with ischemic heart diseases. Accordingly, this can be used as an alternative way to reduce anxiety which is safe, low risk and inexpensive.

Keywords

lavender essential oil

anxiety

ischemic heart disease

vital signs

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