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babashahi M, Fayaz S, MardanianDehkordi L. COMPARING THE EFFECT OF MASSAGE AND INHALATION AROMATHERAPY ON ANXIETY LEVEL OF THE PATIENTS IN THE PREOPERATIVE PERIOD. Nursing and Midwifery Journal 2015; 13 (4) :284-291
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1- Department of Nursing , Najafabad branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran. (Corresponding Author) , BABASHAHI_M@YAHOO.COM
2- MSc in Medical-surgical Nursing, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran.
3- MSc, Department of Adult Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2- MSc in Medical-surgical Nursing, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Jundishapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Iran.
3- MSc, Department of Adult Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Comparing the Effect of Massage and Inhalation AROMATHERAPY ON Anxiety Level Of the Patients in the Preoperative Period
Received: 22 Jan, 2015 Accepted: 18 May, 2015
Abstract
Background&Aims:The prevalence of preoperative anxiety in adult is variable from11 to 80 percent. Delay in healing- and increasing use of narcotics and anesthetics are some of the accompanying problems with anxiety before the surgery. Inhalation aromatherapy and massage ,nursing intervention, are two of the complementary medicine components to decrease anxiety. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of massage and inhalation aromatherapy on anxiety level of the patients in the preoperative period.
Materials&Methods: In this clinical trial, 72 candidates for heart and abdominal surgery who admitted in Ahvaz hospitals were randomly allocated into two massage and inhalation aromatherapy groups. The Spielberger scale was used to measure the anxiety level. Massage group received twenty minutes of stroking backrub with almond oil . Twenty minute of inhalation with handkerchief containing lavandula was used in the inhalation group. The collected data were analyzed by independent t-test using SPSS version 13 considering P
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