Massage with aromatherapy: effectiveness on anxiety of users with personality disorders in psychiatric hospitalization

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Thiago Da Silva Domingos¹  Eliana Mara Braga¹ 

关键词: Personality Disorders;    Anxiety;    Massage;    Aromaterapy;    Complementary Therapies;    Psychiatric Nursing;    Trastornos de la Personalidad;    Ansiedad;    Masaje;    Aromaterapia;    Terapias Complementarias;    Enfermería Psiquiátrica;    Transtornos da Personalidade;    Ansiedade;    Massagem;    Aromaterapia;    Terapias Complementares;    Enfermagem Psiquiátrica;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420150000300013

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effectiveness of aromatherapy massage using the essential oils (0.5%) of Lavandula angustifolia and Pelargonium graveolens for anxiety reduction in patients with personality disorders during psychiatric hospitalization. METHOD Uncontrolled clinical trial with 50 subjects submitted to six massages with aromatherapy, performed on alternate days, on the cervical and the posterior thoracic regions. Vital data (heart and respiratory rate) were collected before and after each session and an anxiety scale (Trait Anxiety Inventory-State) was applied at the beginning and end of the intervention. The results were statistically analyzed with the chi square test and paired t test. RESULTS There was a statistically significant decrease (p < 0.001) of the heart and respiratory mean rates after each intervention session, as well as in the inventory score. CONCLUSION Aromatherapy has demonstrated effectiveness in anxiety relief, considering the decrease of heart and respiratory rates in patients diagnosed with personality disorders during psychiatric hospitalization.

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