Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science

Korean society of Biological Nursing Science (한국기초간호학회)
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The Effects of Aroma Inhalation Therapy on Anxiety and Heart Rate Variability in the Patients Undergoing Urodynamic Study

아로마 흡입요법이 요역동학검사 환자의 불안과 심박변이도에 미치는 효과

  • Kim, Myung-Wan (Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Yoo, Yang-Sook (College of Nursing, The Catholic University of Nursing) ;
  • Cho, Ok-Hee (Department of Nursing, Hyechon College) ;
  • Jo, Seong-Jun (Kyonggi University Graduate School of Alternative Medicine)
  • 김명완 (가톨릭대학교 강남성모병원 배뇨장애클리닉) ;
  • 유양숙 (가톨릭대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 조옥희 (혜천대학 간호과) ;
  • 조성준 (경기대학교 대체의학대학원)
  • Received : 2009.02.28
  • Accepted : 2009.05.25
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was to identify the effects of aroma inhalation therapy on heart rate variability and anxiety in the context of urodynamics study. Method: The data were collected from 64 patients who were receiving urodynamics at the C University Medical Center in Seoul, 23 in the experimental group, 22 in the placebo group and 19 in the control group. In the experiment, the subjects of the experimental group inhaled a mixture of lavender and bergamot for 5 min, the subjects of the placebo group inhaled geranyl acetate oil for 5 min and the subjects of the control group relaxed for 5 min. The instruments used in this study included the state anxiety inventory and heart rate variability. Result: The score of state anxiety was no significant differences between the three groups after aroma-inhalation. Also, the sympathetic nerve activity and parasympathetic nerve activity was no significant differences between the three groups after aroma-inhalation. Autonomic nerve balance was maintained significantly in the experimental group as compared to the control groups after aroma-inhalation. Conclusion: The aroma inhalation therapy was very effective in balancing the autonomic nervous system in the patients undergoing urodynamic study.

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