The Effect of Aromatherapy with Lavender Oil on the Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Fibromyalgia
| Autor: | İbrahim Başhan, Gulsah Yasa Ozturk |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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030203 arthritis & rheumatology
medicine.medical_specialty Article Subject Nutrition. Foods and food supply business.industry Lavender oil Linalyl acetate medicine.disease 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Eucalyptol chemistry Quality of life Linalool Fibromyalgia Internal medicine Medicine TX341-641 Safety Risk Reliability and Quality business Lavandulol 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Food Science Aromatherapy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Food Quality, Vol 2021 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1745-4557 0146-9428 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of lavender oil, which has been used in complementary medicine as an aromatherapeutic, on the health-related quality of life in patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia and to determine the main volatile compounds of lavender oil with healing effects. Forty-two patients aged 18 years and over who were diagnosed with fibromyalgia according to the American College of Rheumatology 2010 diagnostic criteria and used lavender oil as an aromatherapeutic by applying it on the wrist or via inhalation for four weeks were included in this study. The Short-Form (SF)-36 Quality of Life Scale was administered to the patients at baseline and after four weeks of lavender oil treatment to determine whether there was any change in their quality of life. The averages and correlation levels between the scores were calculated with the paired-sample t-test taking p p |
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