The Effects of Aromatherapy on Intensive Care Unit Patients' Stress and Sleep Quality: A Nonrandomised Controlled Trial.

Eun Hee ChoMi-Young LeeMyung-Haeng Hur

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2017)

The results revealed that aromatherapy alleviated stress and improved sleep quality in intensive care unit patients after 2 days of the experimental treatment. These results demonstrate that aromatherapy affects stress and sleep quality, thus indicating its value in nursing interventions. This trial is registered with KCT0002344.

Keyphrases

sleep quality
intensive care unit
end stage renal disease
depressive symptoms
physical activity
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
healthcare
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
study protocol
open label
heat stress
single cell
quality improvement