Effectiveness of aromatherapy in decreasing maternal anxiety for a sick child undergoing infusion in a paediatric clinic

Effectiveness of aromatherapy in decreasing maternal anxiety for a sick child undergoing infusion in a paediatric clinic

Highlights • Yuzu, common citrus in Japan, contains linalool and pinene, anxiolytic substance. • In a controlled trial, yuzu inhalation was tried in mothers at a paediatric clinic. • Mother's anxiety level was measured twice by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. • Significant decline in the anx...

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Veröffentlicht in:Complementary therapies in medicine 2014-12, Vol.22 (6), p.1019-1026
Hauptverfasser: Ueki, Shingo, Niinomi, Kazuteru, Takashima, Yuko, Kimura, Ryoko, Komai, Kazuyo, Murakami, Kiyotaka, Fujiwara, Chieko
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Analysis of Variance
Anxiety
Anxiety - etiology
Anxiety - therapy
Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy - methods
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Emergency medical care
Female
Hospitals
Humans
Internal Medicine
Medical Education
Mother
Mother-Child Relations - psychology
Mothers
Mothers - psychology
Oils & fats
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Yuzu, common citrus in Japan, contains linalool and pinene, anxiolytic substance. • In a controlled trial, yuzu inhalation was tried in mothers at a paediatric clinic. • Mother's anxiety level was measured twice by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. • Significant decline in the anxiety level was observed in the treatment group.
ISSN:0965-2299
1873-6963
DOI:10.1016/j.ctim.2014.09.004