ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2017
The Effects of Aromatherapy on Intensive Care Unit Patients' Stress and Sleep Quality: A Nonrandomised Controlled Trial.
Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04648215 (The Effect of Lavender Aromatherapy on Sleep in Hospitalized Adult Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of Lavender Aromatherapy on Sleep in Hospitalized Adult Patients
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of non-pharmacological interventions on sleep in patients with critical illness: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of aromatherapy on objective physiological outcomes in adult ICU patients: a systematic review.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of lavender essential oil (Silexan) capsules among patients suffering from anxiety disorders: A network meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of aromatherapy with Matricaria chamomile essential oil on anxiety and hemodynamic indices in patients with acute coronary syndrome, 2021: a randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Trial
- Efficacy of Valerian Extract on Sleep Quality after Coronary Artery bypass Graft Surgery: A Triple-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2021Trial
- The Role of Essential Oils on Sleep Quality and Other Sleep-related Issues: Evidence from Clinical Trials.Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
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- Visualizing Research Trends and Identifying Hotspots of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Nursing Technology for Insomnia: A 18-Years Bibliometric Analysis of Web of Science Core Collection.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Smell and Stress Response in the Brain: Review of the Connection between Chemistry and Neuropharmacology.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Warm Footbaths withEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Article
- Reliability of the Korean version of the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire.Acute and critical care · 2020Article
- Evaluation of the Effects of an Intervention Intended to Optimize the Sleep Environment Among the Elderly: An Exploratory Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2020Article
- Sleep in the Intensive Care Unit: Strategies for Improvement.Seminars in respiratory and critical care medicine · 2019Review
- Evaluation of aromatherapy with lavender oil on academic stress: A randomized placebo controlled clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2019Article
- Advancing Well-Being and Health of Elderly with Integrative Nursing Principles.Florence Nightingale hemsirelik dergisi · 2019Review
- Pharmacotherapy for sleep during critical illness and beyond.Frontiers in neurologyReview
- Evaluating Advanced Practice Nurses' Burnout and Potential Helping Modalities.The journal for nurse practitioners : JNPArticle
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundStress has both physiological and psychological effects and can negatively impact patients' treatment and recovery. We examined whether the aromatherapy alleviated patients' stress and improved their sleep quality and provided data that can be utilized in clinical settings.
methodsThis was a nonrandomised controlled experimental study. Participants included lucid adult patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit and had spent more than two nights there. The experimental treatment required participants to engage in deep breathing with essential oils as part of the aromatherapy. The control group was instructed to go to sleep without receiving the lavender aroma oil.
resultsThe experimental group and control group showed a significant difference in perceived stress (
conclusionsThe 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.
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