Louis Margaret, Kowalski Susan D
Department of Nursing, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2002 Nov-Dec;19(6):381-6. doi: 10.1177/104990910201900607.
This study measured the responses of 17 cancer hospice patients to humidified essential lavender oil aromatherapy. Vital signs as well as levels of pain, anxiety, depression, and sense of well-being were measured (using 11-point verbal analogs). Each subject was measured on three different days before and after a 60-minute session consisting of (1) no treatment (control); (2) water humidification (control); or (3) 3-percent lavender aromatherapy. Results reflected a positive, yet small, change in blood pressure and pulse, pain, anxiety, depression, and sense of well-being after both the humidified water treatment and the lavender treatment. Following the control session (no treatment), there was also slight improvement in vital signs, depression, and sense of well-being, but not in pain or anxiety levels.
本研究测量了17名癌症临终关怀患者对加湿香薰薰衣草精油疗法的反应。测量了生命体征以及疼痛、焦虑、抑郁和幸福感水平（使用11点语言模拟量表）。在由（1）不治疗（对照）；（2）水加湿（对照）；或（3）3%薰衣草香薰疗法组成的60分钟疗程前后的三天，对每个受试者进行测量。结果显示，在加湿水疗法和薰衣草疗法后，血压、脉搏、疼痛、焦虑、抑郁和幸福感均有积极但微小的变化。在对照组疗程（不治疗）后，生命体征、抑郁和幸福感也有轻微改善，但疼痛或焦虑水平没有改善。
