Aromatherapy The effect of lavender on anxiety and sleep quality in patients treated with chemotherapy

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ÖZKARAMAN A., Dugum O., Yilmaz H., USTA YEŞİLBALKAN Ö.

CLINICAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING, vol.22, no.2, pp.203-210, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1188/18.cjon.203-210
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.203-210
  • Keywords: aromatherapy, lavender, steep quality, anxiety, PSQI, STAI, chemotherapy, REDUCE PREOPERATIVE ANXIETY, ESSENTIAL OIL, RELAXATION, STRESS, CANCER, INHALATION, IMPROVES, SURGERY, AROMA, WOMEN
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A cancer diagnosis is a serious stressor that is associated with anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and inability to fulfill daily routines. Many pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic options are available to help patients with cancer manage anxiety.