The Effects of Lavender and Citrus aurantium on Anxiety and Agitation of the Conscious Patients in Intensive Care Units: A Parallel Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.
Zahra KarimzadehMansooreh Azzizadeh ForouziElham RahiminezhadMehdi Ahmadi NejadMahlagha DehghanPublished in: BioMed research international (2021)
The results of the present study showed the positive effects of lavender aromatherapy and Citrus aurantium aromatherapy on reducing the anxiety of patients admitted to ICUs. Relevance to Clinical Practice. Aromatherapy can be used as an effective and safe intervention to reduce anxiety in ICUs.
Keyphrases
- double blind
- end stage renal disease
- clinical practice
- intensive care unit
- sleep quality
- randomized controlled trial
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- open label
- prognostic factors
- clinical trial
- placebo controlled
- depressive symptoms
- phase iii
- physical activity
- patient reported outcomes
- mechanical ventilation
- patient reported
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation