• 임상간호연구
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.391-401
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• 2012

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of aroma inhalation therapy on nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, compliance, and colon cleansing for patients having a colon lavage solution before colonoscopy. Methods: This study was performed using a nonequivalent control group post-test design. The study was conducted from 20 Jun to 29 Aug, 2011. The participants were 152 patients (experimental group: 77, control group: 75) who underwent colonoscopy at A hospital, Seoul. Results: The experimental group with the aroma inhalation therapy reported significantly lower nausea and vomiting than did the control group. There were no significant differences in abdominal discomfort, compliance, and colon cleansing between experimental and control group. Conclusion: Use of an aroma inhalation therapy was efficient in nausea and vomiting among patients having a colon lavage solution before colonoscopy. Therefore, aroma inhalation therapy is recommended as an effective nursing intervention for relieving nausea and vomiting among patients having a lavage solution before colonoscopy.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2011

Purpose: This study was done to examine the effects of aroma inhalation therapy on pain post tonsillectomy. Method: A non-equivalent control group pre- and post-test design was used. The research instruments used in this study were a pain perception measurement and vital signs (systolic & diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate levels). Twenty-five patients in the experimental group went through aroma inhalation therapy for ten minutes after the tonsillectomy. The aroma inhalation therapy used was a blended oil, a mixture of Lavender and Loman chamomile in the ratio of 2:1. The 25 patients in the control group did not receive the therapy. Before and after the experiment, both groups were tested for pain (pain perception and vital signs). Collected data were processed with the SPSS WIN. Ver. 14.0 program and analyzed using frequencies, percentages, ${\chi}^2$-test, Fisher's exact test, t-test and ANCOVA. Results: Pain perception of patients was not significantly reduced. However systolic and diastolic blood pressure and pulse rate were significantly reduced. Conclusion: The results of the study indicate that aroma inhalation is a partially effective nursing intervention to reduce the post-operative tonsillectomy pain.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate effect of aroma oil inhalation using lavender mixed with bergamot, and sandalwood oil in the ratio of 3:2:1 to the anxiety of colonoscopy patients. Method: The research design was a nonequivalent control group pre-post time experimental research. The data were collected from December, 2004 to March 2005. The total subjects were 60 patients who received colonoscopy at K-hospital in Chuncheon City. An aroma oil inhalation group inhaled for 10 min the mixed aroma oil, 3 drops of which were dropped on the gauze, 20 min before colonoscopy. Result: The anxiety of the intervention group was significantly lower than that of the control group (p=.001). The degree of systolic blood pressure on the intervention group was significantly lower than that of the control group (p=.031). There was no significant difference between the 2 groups in the diastolic pressure (p=.065). Pulse has no significant difference between the aroma oil inhalation and control group (p=.546). Conclusion: The result showed that aroma oil inhalation before colonoscopy has an effect on decreasing anxiety. Thus, the intervention with aroma oil inhalation can be used for relieve anxiety of patients for colonoscopy.

• Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.32-41
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• 2009

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.

• 디지털융복합연구
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.633-644
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• 2016

본 연구는 대학생들의 피톤치드 아로마 흡입과 운동의 복합 처치가 그들의 대학생활스트레스, 기분상태 및 수면에 미치는 영향을 12주 장기간 실험을 통하여 규명하고자 하였다. 피톤치드 아로마 흡입과 운동의 복합 처치의 효과를 탐색하고자 피톤치드 아로마 흡입군(18명), 운동군(17명), 피톤치드 아로마 흡입군+운동군(17명), 대조군(20명)의 4집단 총 72명을 대상으로 하였으며, 사전측정(0week), 중간측정(6week), 사후측정(12week)으로 구성되는 $4{\times}3$ 반복측정에 의한 요인설계($4{\times}3$ factorial design with repeated measure)로 설계하여 대학생의 대학생활 스트레스 지수, 기분상태의 변화를 살펴보았다. 그 결과 통제집단을 제외한 모든 집단에서 기분상태, 수면, 대학생활스트레스의 점수가 향상된 것으로 나타났다. 특히 피톤치드 아로마 흡입과 운동만을 실시한 집단보다 피톤치드 아로마 흡입과 더불어 운동을 병행한 집단이 더 유익한 효과를 나타냈다는 점에서 매우 의미 있는 연구라고 생각된다.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.153-160
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• 2010

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of aromatherapy on stress, fatigue, mood, and vital signs of the nurses in the operating rooms. Methods: The data were collected from September 2007 to February 2008 in the operating room at K hospital located in Seoul, Korea. A total of 48 nurses were recruited. Among them, 25 nurses were randomly assigned to an experimental group and 23 were assigned to a control group. Experimental group was provided with aroma inhalation by necklace which had essential oil mixture of 0.2 cc. For aroma inhalation, Lavender, Zeranium and Mazoram were mixed in ratio of 5:3:2. In order to test the effectiveness of aroma inhalation, the pretest and posttest results for stress, fatigue, mood, and vital signs were compared between the experimental group and the control group. The data were analyzed by unpaired t-test and ANCOVA using the SPSS/WIN 15.0 program. Results: There were statistically significant decreases in the stress and fatigue scores, and increase in the mood scores and showed significant relaxation in the vital signs after the aroma inhalation. Conclusion: The aromatherapy had the positive effects on stress, fatigue, mood, and vital signs.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.33-41
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of aroma inhalation therapy on stress, anxiety, depression, and an autonomic nervous system reaction in high-risk hospitalized pregnant women. Methods: A quasiexperimental study used a non-equivalent control group non-synchronized design. Fifty high-risk hospitalized pregnant women were selected as participants on delivery room and maternity ward at university hospital. Twenty-five were selected for the experimental group while 25 were assigned to a control group. Neroli essential oil was used for aroma therapy and was already identified as not being hazard to pregnant women. It provided emotional stability from previous study. The participants inhaled Neroli 2 minutes, 3 times (9 am to 10 am, 4 pm to 5 pm, just before sleep) a day. A total of 15 sessions were held from the day of the preliminary investigation. Pre and post written survey and measuring an autonomic nervous system reaction were collected from both groups. Results: The data were analyzed by $x^2$ test, t-test, and paired t-test. There was a statistically significant difference in stress (t=-3.98, p<.001) between the experimental group and the control group. Conclusion: These findings indicate that aroma inhalation therapy is effective as a nursing intervention for the stress relief of hospitalized high-risk pregnant women.

• 동서간호학연구지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.66-73
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• 2012

Purpose: This study examines the effect of aroma inhalation therapy with lavender and rosewood essential oils for alleviating fatigue and enhancing quality of sleep in nurse shift workers. Methods: The data were collected from November 9th to 27th in 2009 at four hospitals located in Seoul. Total 60 nurses who started their night-shift works were chosen for the study and allocated to either experimental group or control group. The experimental group had had aroma inhalation therapy with lavender and rosewood for 2 weeks and was compared the level of fatigue and quality of sleep with those of the control group. Results: Significant differences were shown between the experimental group and the control group. After 2 weeks, the nurses in experimental group reported significantly lower level of fatigue and higher quality of sleep compared to the nurses in control group. Conclusion: Therefore, aroma inhalation therapy by using lavender and rosewood essential oils can be an effective intervention for relieving the level of fatigue and enhancing quality of sleepf for nurse shift workers.

• 기본간호학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.344-352
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• 2004

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of aroma therapy on exam syndromes and temporary fatigue of senior high school students who are preparing to take college entrance exams. Method: This study was a pre-experimental research using a one-group pre-post test design and was conducted between April and July 2003 with 35 high school students. A pre-post test was used to measure long-term exam syndromes and temporary fatigue during the first period of school. Paired t-test was used. Aromas were given using an aroma electrical lamp, aroma necklet with basic oils of rosemary and lemon. According to the condition of the students, one or two oils were added: peppermint, pine, eucalyptus and Clary-Sage. Results: After two months (May, June), the result of administering aroma therapy to senior high school students showed in June there was a decrease in principal exam syndromes such as eye fatigue, headache, shoulder pain, neck stiffness, back pain, and common cold, and there was an increase Un study concentration during the two months. However, in May, there were no significant effects. The reason may have been a strong extraneous factor from midterm exams that would affect their college entrance. Conclusion: According to these results, if we use aroma oil carefully, with evidence-based applications, aroma therapy can have a positive effect on senior high school students who are preparing for the college entrance exams.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2016

본 연구는 심장내과 중환자실 환자들에게 아로마 흡입요법을 적용하여 환자들의 스트레스, 불안 및 우울에 미치는 효과를 규명하기 위함이다. 비동등성 대조군 전후시차 설계를 이용한 유사 실험 연구로 연구 대상자는 심장내과 중환자실에 입원한 환자로 실험군 30명, 대조군 33명이었다. 연구도구로는 시각적 상사척도(VAS), Spielberger(1972)가 개발한 도구, Beck Depression Inventory-II(BDI-II)를 사용하였다. 자료 수집 기간은 2015년 2월 25일부터 5월 8일까지였다. 수집된 자료는 실수, 백분율, $x^2$-test와 t-test, paired t-test로 분석하였다. 연구결과 아로마 흡입요법이 심장내과 중환자실 환자에게 스트레스, 불안 및 우울을 감소시키는 효과가 실험군, 대조군의 두 집단 간 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 따라서 심장내과 중환자실 환자들의 스트레스 및 불안, 우울 감소와 관련하여 아로마 흡입요법을 다양하게 시도하는 후속연구가 필요하다.