The effect of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on sleep quality in patients with major depression

Zahra Samadi; Yadollah Jannati; Angela Hamidia; Reza Ali Mohammadpour Tohamtan; Ali Hesamzadeh

doi:10.4103/jnms.jnms_26_20

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The effect of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on sleep quality in patients with major depression

Author(s):

Zahra Samadi¹,

Yadollah Jannati^1,*,

Angela Hamidia²,

Reza Ali Mohammadpour Tohamtan

³,

Ali Hesamzadeh

⁴

1Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Nasibeh Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

2Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

3Department of Biostatistics, Health Sciences Research Center, Addiction Institute, Medical School, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences

4Department of Community Health Nursing, Behshahr Faculty of Nursing, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari

Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences:Vol. 8, issue 2; 67-73

Published online:May 04, 2021

Article type:Research Article

Received:Apr 25, 2020

Accepted:Dec 29, 2020

How to Cite:Zahra SamadiYadollah JannatiAngela HamidiaReza Ali Mohammadpour TohamtanAli HesamzadehThe effect of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on sleep quality in patients with major depression.J Nurs Midwifery Sci.8(2):e140753.https://doi.org/10.4103/jnms.jnms_26_20.

Abstract

Context: Depression is one of the most common psychiatric disorders, and poor sleep quality is a risk factor for it.
Aims: This study aimed at determining the effect of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on sleep quality of patients with major depression.
Settings and Design: This single‑blinded randomized clinical trial in Psychiatric Clinic in Yahya Nejad Hospital, Babol, Iran, during 2019.
Materials and Methods: Eighty major depressive patients with sleep disorder were recruited from those referred to Psychiatric Clinic in Babol City, Iran. They were assigned into intervention and control groups (forty participants in each group). The intervention group inhaled lavender essential oil and the control group received almond oil as placebo. Sleep quality of the participants was measured before and after the intervention.
Statistical Analysis Used: Data analysis was performed employing statistical tests including Chi‑square, Kolmogorov–Smirnov, ANCOVA, independent t‑test, and paired t‑test.
Results: The intervention and control groups were homogeneous in terms of demographic characteristics and the mean score of sleep quality before the intervention (P > 0.05). The patients in the intervention group had a better quality of sleep comparing to that in the control group, and the difference was statistically meaningful (P = 0.001).
Conclusion: Aromatherapy with lavender essential oil has positive effects on sleep quality in depressed patients. It can be used as a noninvasive complementary method to improve sleep quality in patients with major depression.

Keywords

Aromatherapy

Depression

Herbal medicine

Lavender essential oil

Sleep quality

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Zahra Samadi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Yadollah Jannati:[PubMed][Scholar]
Angela Hamidia:[PubMed][Scholar]
Reza Ali Mohammadpour Tohamtan:[PubMed][Scholar]
Ali Hesamzadeh:[PubMed][Scholar]