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tahmasebi H, darvishkhezri H, Abdi H, Abbasi A, Asghari N. THE EFFECT OF BENSON RELAXATION AND AROMATHERAPY ON ANXIETY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL INDICATORS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY. , Nursing and Midwifery Journal. 2015; 12 (12) :1094-1103
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1- Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran(Corresponding Author) , hthahmasebi@yahoo.com
2- Department of nursing, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran
3- Master of Mazandaran Veterans Foundation
4- Student nursing, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran
2- Department of nursing, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran
3- Master of Mazandaran Veterans Foundation
4- Student nursing, Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran
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The effect of Benson Relaxation and Aromatherapy on Anxiety and Physiological indicators in patients unde rgoing coronary Angiography
Abstract
Background & Aim: The aim of this study was comparison of Benson Relaxation and Aromatherapy on anxiety levels of patients experiencing coronary angiography.
Materials & Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental three groups clinical trial. Community search was patients with undergoing coronary angiography.
This study was performed on 102 patients hospitalized for coronary angiography in S ari Fatemeh-Zahra hospital , Iran in 2013 .They were selected based on purposive sampling and randomly divided to control(n=33), Benson Relaxation(n=34)and Aromatherapy(n=33 ) groups. Spielberger scale was used to measure the anxiety , and the data were analyzed by using descriptive and analytic statistics.
Results : After using Benson Relaxation and Aromatherapy, the anxiety level decreased significantly . The difference was significant (p < 0/05) between the mean numbers of Benson Relaxation and control groups , and between Aromatherapy and control groups . B ut the results showed no significant statistical difference between the Benson Relaxation and Aromatherapy groups after the intervention . The variables of systolic blood pressure, pulse rate and respiratory rate in the Aromas and Relaxation groups reduced significantly comparing to the control group.
Conclusion: According to finding of this study, using aromatherapy and relaxation before stressful situation s like diagnostic technics, could be used to keep anxiety level in normal range. F or de creasing anxiety , applying complementary methods are highly recommended .
Keywords: Anxiety, Benson Relaxation, Aromatherapy, Vital Sign, Coronary angiography
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