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May 1, 2020Journal of Client-centered Nursing CareOpen Access

There was no statistically significant difference in state and trait anxiety scores between the groups after the intervention on different time points (P> 0.05).

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Why the study?

Anxiety is common in patients with ACS and can threaten quality of life, prompting evaluation of aromatherapy and Benson relaxation technique.

Does aromatherapy or Benson's relaxation technique reduce anxiety in patients with acute coronary syndrome?

Population

96 patients with ACS from two hospitals in Iran

Comparison

Lavender aromatherapy vs Benson relaxation technique vs control

Design

Randomized clinical trial

Authors

SZSamaneh Sahrayi ZarghiTGTahereh Najafi GhezeljehMRMahboobeh Rasouli

Discussion

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Overview

Neither lavender aromatherapy nor Benson's relaxation reduces anxiety in ACS; challenges efficacy assumptions and directs research to alternative interventions.

Structured PICO

Does aromatherapy or Benson's relaxation technique reduce anxiety in patients with acute coronary syndrome?

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Population
96 patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) from two hospitals in an urban area of Iran.
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Intervention
Aromatherapy using lavender (n=32) or Benson's relaxation technique (n=32), performed on two consecutive days, once a day for 20 min.
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Comparator
Control group (n=32).
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Outcome
Anxiety measured before and immediately after the intervention using the Spielberger’s Anxiety Inventory.patient reported

Neither lavender aromatherapy nor Benson's relaxation technique significantly reduced anxiety in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

Cite This Study

Zarghi et al. (2020) studied this question.

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