The Effect of aromatherapy on Sleep Quality of Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
- Conditions
- Sleep disorders in hemodialysis patients.Chronic renal failure, unspecified
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013042111572N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Kashan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Having the age of minimum 18 and maximum 70; Agreement for attending in the study; Hemodialysis history for at least 6 months; Performing hemodialysis at least 2 times in a week and every time at least 3 hours; Being consciousness and no hearing and speech impaired (known); No history of allergic rhinitis, eczema or known respiratory problems such as asthma and lack of olfactory dysfunction; Not suffering from known mental illness; No drug addiction
Exclusion criteria: Suffering from severe physical crisis, acute illness, hospitalization and surgery; Suffering from mental crisis, bereavement and divorce; Traveling; Lack of cooperation during the study; Patient decease; Allergic to the smell of lavender; Non-performing aromatherapy less than 3 times a week for any reason.
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of sleep. Timepoint: A week. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh sleep quality index questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method