The effect of aromatherapy with rose essential oil on apparent anxiety in patients with myocardial infarction

Mohammad Haddadi; Hamid Robat Sarpooshi; Elaheh Jaghouri; Alemeh Dehnabi

doi:10.1515/jcim-2021-0126

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The effect of aromatherapy with rose essential oil on apparent anxiety in patients with myocardial infarction

Mohammad Haddadi , Hamid Robat Sarpooshi , Elaheh Jaghouri and Alemeh Dehnabi

Published/Copyright: August 30, 2021

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From the journal Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine Volume 19 Issue 4

Abstract

Objectives

Acute myocardial infarction (MI) and hospitalization are one of the most stressful situations for many patients. Aromatherapy is a branch of the complementary medicine that is effective in anxiety. The present study aims to determine the effect of aromatherapy with rose essential oil (REO) on apparent anxiety in patients with acute MI.

Methods

This randomized clinical trial was carried out on patients with acute MI admitted to the cardiac ward of Heshmatieh Hospital in Sabzevar. Eighty patients were randomly assigned to two aromas and placebo groups, who received three drops of REO or placebo by inhalation three times a day for 3 days. Before and after the intervention, patients’ anxiety levels were measured by the Spielberger questionnaire. Data were analyzed by chi-square and the independent and paired and t-tests.

Results

Before the intervention, the mean of apparent anxiety was not significantly different in the intervention and control groups (48.44 ± 3.81 and 51.38 ± 7.21, respectively, p=0.16) while this parameter was significant after the intervention in both experimental groups (47.27 ± 7.11 and 44.16 ± 4.63, respectively, p=0.000), with a reduction in the mean of apparent anxiety in the intervention group. Moreover, the results of paired t-test revealed that the anxiety scores decreased significantly in the test group before and after the intervention (51.38 ± 7.21 and 44.16 ± 4.63, p=0.000).

Conclusions

Considering the positive effects of REO used in this study to reduce anxiety in patients with acute MI, the use of REO is recommended as a complementary treatment to reduce anxiety in these patients.

Keywords: anxiety; aromatherapy; damask rose; myocardial infarction

Corresponding author: Alemeh Dehnabi, Department of Nursing, Faculty Member of School of Nursing, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran, E-mail: a.dehnabi95@gmail.com

Funding source: Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences

Acknowledgments

This study is the result of a research project approved by Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences. The authors hereby appreciate the Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology at Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, the director and staff of the Cardiac Ward at Heshmatieh Educational and Medical Center, and all the patients who participated in this study.

Research funding: The present study was sponsored by the Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology at Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences.
Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Competing interests: Authors state no conflict of interest.
Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study.
Ethical approval: The study was approved by Ethics Committee of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences.

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Received: 2021-05-12

Accepted: 2021-08-09

Published Online: 2021-08-30

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