Comparative evaluation of the effect of aromatherapy with the essential oils of lavender and peppermint on cardiac patients' level of fatigue, anxiety and depression

Comparative of the effect of aromatherapy with the essential oils of lavender and peppermint on cardiac patients' level of fatigue, anxiety and depression

Clinical trials, with parallel groups, randomized

In this study, heart patients hospitalized in Imam Ali Hospital and eligible individuals were randomly divided into three groups (two intervention groups and one control group). For 7 nights at 22 o'clock, in group one, three drops of peppermint essential oil, in group two, three drops of lavender essential oil, and in group three (control group), three drops of distilled water, on a napkin, and held for 20 minutes by the gauze , Will be attached to the clothes of the patient in the chest area.

Inclusion criteria:Consent to participate in the study, positive reaction to smell, The absence of any physical pain, the stability of vital signs.having aged 18 to 65 years, Lack of sinusitis and nasal septum deviation, no addiction to drugs and alcohol. Exclusion criteria:Unwillingness to continue to cooperate,Transition to other wards, and Receiving narcotic and oxygen during aromatherapy

In group1,for seven nights at 22 o'clock,the three drops of Peppermint essential oil will be used.Essential oils will be dropped by the dropper on napkins and is connected to the patient's clothing at the chest and inhaled for20minutes. In group2:for seven nights at 22 o'clock, the three drops of lavender essential oil will be used. Essential oils will be dropped by the dropper on napkins and is connected to the patient's clothing at the chest and inhaled for 20 minutes In control group: for seven nights at 22 o'clock, the three drops of distilled water and is connected to the patient's clothing at the chest and inhaled for20 minutes.

Anxiety ؛Depression and Fatigue

Qualified samples were entered into the study by accessible method and randomly divided into intervention groups (peppermint and lavender) and control. Blocks were done as follows: To aromatic groups with peppermint essential oil and Lavender was assigned A and B codes respectively, and the control group received C code. The study blocks were ABC, ACB, BAC, BCA, CAB, CBA, BCC, CAB, CAB, and the ABC block was selected as the first block. Patients were assigned to peppermint, lavender, and control groups, respectively, and this method continued until the samples were completed.