Trial reportJournal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses2022
Effects of Inhalation Aromatherapy With Rosa damascena (Damask Rose) on the State Anxiety and Sleep Quality of Operating Room Personnel During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- The effects of Rosa damascene aromatherapy on mood and sleep: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- What are effective strategies to respond to the psychological impacts of working on the frontlines of a public health emergency?Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Phytochemicals and bioactive functional ingredients fromFood chemistry: X · 2025Review
- Aromatherapy and Essential Oils: Holistic Strategies in Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Integral Wellbeing.Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Role of Essential Oils on Sleep Quality and Other Sleep-related Issues: Evidence from Clinical Trials.Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2025Review
- Effect of inhalation aromatherapy using damask rose essential oil on students' exam anxiety and performance: A multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2025Article
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- Effects of aromatherapy on sore throat, nasal symptoms and sleep quality in adults infected with COVID-19: A randomized controlled trial.Integrative medicine research · 2023Article
- Antidepressant Effects of Essential Oils: A Review of the Past Decade (2012-2022) and Molecular Docking Study of Their Major Chemical Components.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Can Essential Oils Provide an Alternative Adjuvant Therapy for COVID-19 Infections and Pain Management at the Same Time?Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Study on the Effect ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeAlthough aromatherapy with damask rose can reduce anxiety and improve sleep quality in different conditions, no study has yet addressed its effects among operating room (OR) personnel. Considering the high level of workload among Iranian OR personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic which can affect their anxiety and sleep quality, this study evaluated the effects of damask rose aromatherapy on state anxiety and sleep quality among a population of Iranian OR personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.
designA randomized, nonblinded, parallel-group controlled trial.
methodsEighty OR personnel were divided into the two groups of damask rose and placebo (paraffin oil) using the stratified randomization method. In the first aromatherapy session, the participants inhaled two drops of either damask rose oil or paraffin oil for 10 minutes at the beginning of their morning shift. Then, they attached an absorbent cloth napkin impregnated with 5 drops of products to the side of their pillow for 30 consecutive nights. The Spielberger state anxiety inventory (SAI) and the Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) were completed before random allocation (T1) and on the 31st day of the study (T3). Also, the SAI was completed 90 minutes after the end of the first aromatherapy session (T2).
findingsThe mean changes in the SAI score were significant compared to T1 both at T2 and T3 in favor of the damask rose group (P < .001 in two cases). Similarly, the mean change in PSQI score was significant compared to T1 at T3 in favor of the damask rose group (P < .001).
conclusionsDamask rose can be effective in reducing state anxiety and improving sleep quality of OR personnel. Further studies are needed to determine the generalizability of the findings.
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