Soto-Vásquez Marilú Roxana, Alvarado-García Paúl Alan Arkin
Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, National University of Trujillo, Trujillo, Peru.
Integral Psychotherapy Center, Trujillo, Peru.
J Tradit Complement Med. 2016 Jun 27;7(1):121-125. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2016.06.003. eCollection 2017 Jan.
The goal of this study was to verify whether association of aromatherapy with essential oils of or and mindfulness meditation can reduce anxiety levels in humans. A randomized experimental trial was carried out with 108 participants who were divided into 6 groups, comprising a waiting list control group and five experimental groups. Aromatherapy was carried out by inhalation of essential oils while mindfulness intervention program was focused on "flow meditation". The anxiety index was evaluated by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Measures were taken two times: pretest and posttest. State and Trait anxiety scores showed a decrease in posttest study phase in comparison with pretest in all experimental groups (p < 0.005), especially in those where aromatherapy and mindfulness meditation were used together. All Cohen's d scores were over to 1 that means a large size effect in anxiety variable. Percentages of change showed reductions of anxiety variable ranging between 20% and 47%. All treatments used isolated or associated, may be considered alternative treatment options for anxiety.
本研究的目的是验证芳香疗法与薰衣草或甜橙精油以及正念冥想相结合是否能降低人类的焦虑水平。对108名参与者进行了一项随机实验，将他们分为6组，包括一个候补名单对照组和五个实验组。通过吸入精油进行芳香疗法，而正念干预计划则侧重于“流动冥想”。焦虑指数通过状态-特质焦虑量表（STAI）进行评估。测量进行了两次：前测和后测。与前测相比，所有实验组在研究后测阶段的状态和特质焦虑得分均有所下降（p < 0.005），尤其是那些同时使用芳香疗法和正念冥想的组。所有科恩d值均超过1，这意味着焦虑变量有较大的效应量。变化百分比显示焦虑变量减少了20%至47%。所有单独使用或联合使用的治疗方法，都可被视为焦虑症的替代治疗选择。
