Effect of aromatherapy on anxiety and depression in dialysis patients
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- hemodialysis.Care involving dialysis
- Registration Number
- IRCT2013101314998N1
- Lead Sponsor
- ephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
ability to read and write ; Hemodialysis three times a week ; Over three months of dialysis treatment ; Informed consent to participate in the study; Lack of stressful events in the last 6 months ; Lack of sedative drugs, or use other methods to reduce anxiety ; No problems in sense of smell
exclusion criteria : The problem occurred during the intervention ; absence of more than Three consecutive time ; Hospitalization for any reason
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Anxiety. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: DASS21.;Stress. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: DASS21.;Depression. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: DASS21.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cortisol levels. Timepoint: Before and after intervention. Method of measurement: Salivary cortisol testing.