The use of Aromatherapy for Anxiety in nursing' teachers at public university
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- AnxietyF01.470.132
- Registration Number
- RBR-4gzmt4
- Lead Sponsor
- Departamento de Enfermagem da Universidade Estadual Paulista
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruitment completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
Healthy volunteers; both genders; age between 18 and 65 years; working regularly in the sector (Botucatu Medical School and Botucatu Institute of Biosciences); consent to participate in the research by signing the Free and Informed Consent Form; achieve minimum score of 35 points in the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory - State Subscale; olfactory odor of lavender essential oils (Lavandula angustifolia) and ylang-ylang (Canaga odorata); and declare that she is not pregnant.
Exclusion Criteria
Loss of follow-up of aromatherapy massage sessions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Expected outcome: decreased levels of anxiety verified by the application of the Trace-State Anxiety Inventory - State Subscale (nationally validated instrument) and evidenced by the shift to a less intense level of anxiety after six aromatherapy massage sessions.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Expected Outcomes: Decreased stress levels verified by applying the Stress Symptoms List (nationally validated instrument) evidenced by moving to a less intense stress level after six aromatherapy massage sessions. increase in the pulse saturation index verified with the aid of a pulse oximeter before and after each aromatherapy massage session. Decreased heart rate verified with the aid of pulse oximeter, before and after each session of aromatherapy massage. Decreased systolic blood pressure verified by an aneroid sphygmomanometer, before and after each session of aromatherapy massage. Decreased diastolic blood pressure verified by aneroid sphygmomanometer, before and after each session of aromatherapy massage.