The effects of aromatherapy on the mood state and resilience of pregnant women: A clinical trial

IF 17.7 1区化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Accounts of Chemical Research Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI:10.4103/jehp.jehp_1794_22

Fatemeh Hajibagheri, F. Fahami, M. Valiani

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Pregnancy has always been associated with rapid physiological, emotional, and social changes that can cause mothers’ stress and anxiety, eventually leading to psychological effects. Therefore, resilience and knowing how to deal with stress during pregnancy are of great importance. As a result, this study aimed to investigate the effects of aromatherapy on pregnant women’s mood and resilience. This clinical trial study was conducted on 70 pregnant women in 2021. Participants were randomly selected from Isfahan’s health centers and then divided into two groups. A handkerchief sprinkled with orange blossom essential oil was given to the experimental group to inhale for an hour, three times a week for a month. However, the control group received only the usual care. The mood state and resilience of the participants were evaluated before the intervention, immediately after, and also one month after the intervention. Data analysis was carried out using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPPS) 24.0, independent-samples t-test, Chi-square, and Mann–Whitney U-test. According to the results, the score of mood state in the experimental group was 60/97±14/26 before the intervention, 40/97±14/30 immediately after receiving the intervention, and 49/86±11/78 one month after the intervention. These findings indicated that the score of mood state in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P < 0/05). Moreover, the mean score of resilience in the experimental group was 60/83±13/02 before the intervention, 66/54±7/85 immediately after receiving the intervention, and 62/80±8/07 one month after the intervention. The results showed that the mean score of this variable was significantly higher in the experimental group compared with the control group immediately after the intervention and insignificantly higher than the control group one month after the intervention. Aromatherapy with orange blossom oil can enhance mothers’ mood state and resilience during the third trimester. As a result, orange blossom oil can be used as a complementary therapy.

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芳香疗法对孕妇情绪状态和恢复力的影响：临床试验

怀孕一直伴随着生理、情感和社会的快速变化，这些变化会给母亲带来压力和焦虑，最终导致心理影响。因此，抗压能力和了解如何应对孕期压力非常重要。因此，本研究旨在探讨芳香疗法对孕妇情绪和抗压能力的影响。这项临床试验研究是在 2021 年对 70 名孕妇进行的。参与者从伊斯法罕的保健中心随机抽取，然后分为两组。实验组获得一块撒有橙花精油的手帕，让她们吸入一小时，每周三次，持续一个月。而对照组只接受常规护理。分别在干预前、干预后和干预一个月后对参与者的情绪状态和恢复力进行了评估。数据分析采用了社会科学统计软件包（SPPS）24.0、独立样本 t 检验、卡方检验和曼-惠特尼 U 检验。结果显示，实验组的情绪状态得分在干预前为 60/97±14/26，接受干预后为 40/97±14/30，干预一个月后为 49/86±11/78。这些结果表明，实验组的情绪状态得分明显低于对照组（P < 0/05）。此外，实验组复原力的平均得分在干预前为 60/83±13/02，接受干预后为 66/54±7/85，干预一个月后为 62/80±8/07。结果显示，与对照组相比，实验组在接受干预后的平均得分明显高于对照组，而在接受干预一个月后，实验组的平均得分明显高于对照组。使用橙花精油进行芳香疗法可以改善母亲的情绪状态，提高她们在怀孕三个月期间的应变能力。因此，橙花精油可作为一种辅助疗法。

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Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合

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31.40

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1.10%

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312

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2 months

期刊介绍： Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.