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The Effect of Aromatherapy on Blood Pressure and Stress Responses by Inhalation and Foot Massage in Patients With Essential Hypertension: Randomized Clinical Trial.
- Source :
- Holistic Nursing Practice; Jul/Aug2022, Vol. 36 Issue 4, p209-222, 14p
- Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- A 3-arm, parallel group, randomized clinical trial examines the effect of aromatherapy through inhalation and foot massage on blood pressure and stress response in patients with essential hypertension. Lavender oil reduced blood pressure, heart rate, serum cortisol, and subjective anxiety in hypertensive patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- BLOOD pressure
STATISTICS
LAVENDERS
MASSAGE therapy
ESSENTIAL oils
SKIN tests
ANALYSIS of variance
CONFIDENCE intervals
AROMATHERAPY
HEALTH outcome assessment
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
PRE-tests & post-tests
COMPARATIVE studies
T-test (Statistics)
ESSENTIAL hypertension
PUBLIC hospitals
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
SPHYGMOMANOMETERS
HEART beat
QUESTIONNAIRES
CHI-squared test
REPEATED measures design
RESEARCH funding
STATISTICAL sampling
DATA analysis software
DATA analysis
PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
STETHOSCOPES
HYDROCORTISONE
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 08879311
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Holistic Nursing Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157484466
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1097/HNP.0000000000000526