Aromatherapy with two essential oils from Satureja genre and mindfulness meditation to reduce anxiety in humans

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• 作者：Marilú ; Roxana Soto-Vá ; squez^a ; ^{msoto@unitru.edu.pe} ; Paú ; l Alan Arkin Alvarado-Garcí ; a^b
• 关键词：Anxiety ; Aromatherapy ; Mindfulness ; Essential oils ; Satureja brevicalyx ; Satureja boliviana
• 刊名：Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：7
• 期：1
• 页码：121-125
• 全文大小：382 K
• 卷排序：7

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The goal of this study was to verify whether association of aromatherapy with essential oils of Satureja brevicalyx or Satureja boliviana 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.