Evaluating the effectiveness of aromatherapy in reducing levels of anxiety in palliative care patients: Results of a pilot study

Kyle, Gaye

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2005.11.003

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“…Different neurotransmitter neurons can be released, depending on the type of aroma. These neurotransmitters include enkephalin, endorphin, noradrenaline, and serotonin (24). Linalool in the lavender prevents the release of acetylcholine and changes the function of the ion channel at the site of the neuromuscular attachment.…”

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The Effect of Inhalation Aromatherapy with Lavender on Sleep Quality of the Elderly in Nursing Care Homes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Nasiri¹,

Fahimzade²

2017

Mod Care J

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The Effect of Inhalation Aromatherapy with Lavender on Sleep Quality of the Elderly in Nursing Care Homes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Nasiri¹,

Fahimzade²

2017

Mod Care J

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“…Aromatherapy, one of the complementary therapies commonly used by nurses, has been shown to lower blood pressure and heart rate, as well as to reduce pain and anxiety (Akın & Khorshid, 2007;Khorshid &Yapucu, 2005;Kyle, 2006). One of the essential oils used in aromatherapy is lavender.…”

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Effects of Aromatherapy Massage on the Sleep Quality and Physiological Parameters of Patients in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Özlü¹,

Bilican²

2017

Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med

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Background: Surgical pain is experienced by inpatients with clinical, disease-related concerns, unknown encounters after surgery, quality of sleep, restrictions in position after surgery is known to be serious. The study was conducted to determine the effect of aromatherapy massage on quality of sleep and physiological parameters in surgical intensive care patients. Materials and Methods: This is an experimental study. The sample of this study consisted of 60 patients who were divided into two groups as experimental group and control group including 30 patients in each one. The participants were postoperative patients, absent complications, who were unconscious and extubated. A data collection form on personal characteristics of the patients, a registration form on their physical parameters and the Richards-Campbell Sleep Scale (RCSQ) were used to collect the data of the study. Results: The Richards-Campbell Sleep Scale indicated that while the experimental group had a mean score of 53.80 ± 13.20, the control group had a mean score of 29.08 ± 9.71 and there was a statistically significant difference between mean scores of the groups. In a comparison of physiologic parameters, only diastolic blood pressure measuring between parameters in favor of an assembly as a statistically significant difference was detected. Conclusions: Results of the study showed that aromatherapy massage enhanced the sleep quality of patients in a surgical intensive care unit and resulted in some positive changes in their physiological parameters.

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“…The practice known as Aromatherapy, which began in France in the early 20th century, has been increasing in popularity up to the present day. In medicine, interest in the use of essential oils has grown considerably, such that essential oils are currently used worldwide for the management of chronic pain, depression, anxiety, and cognitive, sleep-, and stress-related disorders (Buchbauer & Jirovetz, 1994;Buckle, 1999Buckle, , 2004Edge, 2003;Holmes et al, 2002;Jimbo et al, 2009;Kyle, 2006;Lin et al, 2007;Perry & Perry, 2006;Price & Price, 2007;Smallwood et al, 2001). Essential oils are now extensively utilized in the context of alternative medicine, specifically aromatherapy, and aroma wellness.…”

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Versatile Psychophysiological Potencies of Essential Oils, when Seen as a Function of Behavioral Task Assigned to the Participants after Inhalation

Sugawara¹,

Shigetho²,

Yoneda³

et al. 2015

International Journal of Social Science Studies

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To elucidate the psychophysiological effect of inhaling essential oils, in this paper, we sought to assess the following 12 essential oils: basil, bergamot, cardamom, cinnamon, juniper, lemon, orange, palmarosa, peppermint, sandalwood, spearmint, and ylang ylang. As these being target odors, we focused on the verbal (semantic) and non-verbal (skin temperature) endpoints of the stimuli. In our experimental design, we managed to assign different behavioral tasks to the participants. The Uchida-Kraepelin test was used as a mental arithmetic task and listening to environmental (natural) sounds as an auditory task. In the verbal study, for an example, we conducted the sensory test twice, once before and once after the task. As a measure of the perceived odor quality in participants after inhalation of a given aroma, we employed a sensory evaluation spectrum. It is a bar graph in which the mean of the difference in score between pre-and post-task inquiry (post minus pre) was plotted against the impression descriptors. Taking into account of the obtained skin temperature changes between pre-and post-task inhalations, the subtle nuances between verbal and non-verbal expressions seen as a function of the two behavioral tasks assigned to the participant suggested that essential oils may have versatile psychophysiological potencies by the nature.

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Evaluating the effectiveness of aromatherapy in reducing levels of anxiety in palliative care patients: Results of a pilot study

Cited by 91 publications

References 19 publications

The Effect of Inhalation Aromatherapy with Lavender on Sleep Quality of the Elderly in Nursing Care Homes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

The Effect of Inhalation Aromatherapy with Lavender on Sleep Quality of the Elderly in Nursing Care Homes: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Effects of Aromatherapy Massage on the Sleep Quality and Physiological Parameters of Patients in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Versatile Psychophysiological Potencies of Essential Oils, when Seen as a Function of Behavioral Task Assigned to the Participants after Inhalation

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