The effect of aromatherapy applied to pregnant women on sleep quality and fatigue level: A randomized clinical trial

IF 1.9 4区医学 Q3 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing Pub Date : 2025-03-20 DOI:10.1016/j.explore.2025.103157

Sule Celik , Evşen Nazik

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Abstract

Introduction

Sleep disturbances and fatigue can negatively impact pregnancy. The purpose of this study is to assess changes in sleep quality and fatigue levels pre- and post-aromatherapy intervention using lavender oil inhalation in pregnant women in the third trimester.

Materials and methods

The research was conducted in the gynecology and obstetrics outpatient clinic of a training and research hospital between October 2022 and March 2023. The study was designed as a randomized controlled experimental trial with a pretest-posttest control group. The sample consisted of a total of 74 pregnant women (37 intervention and 37 control). Aromatherapy with lavender oil was applied to pregnant women in the intervention group for one month using the "Inhalation Application Form." "Personal Information Form", "Visual Analog Scale (VAS)", "Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)" and " Visual Analogue Scale for Fatigue (VASF)" were used to collect data. Percentage distributions, chi-square significance test, t-test in independent groups, and Mann-Whitney U and Wilcoxon tests were used to evaluate the data.

Results

In the study, the post-test PSQI score average of the pregnant women in the intervention group who received lavender oil inhalation was 4.10±1.36, it was 5.45±2.48 in the control group. The post-test fatigue score average of the pregnant women in the intervention group was 65.91±7.02, it was 75.40±10.79 in the control group. A statistically significant difference was found between the post-test PSQI and VAS-F total score averages of the pregnant women in the intervention and control groups (p < 0.05).

Conclusion

The study findings indicate that aromatherapy applied via inhalation to pregnant women improved sleep quality and reduced fatigue levels. According to these findings, lavender oil aromatherapy can be recommended to improve sleep quality and reduce fatigue levels in pregnant women during the third trimester.

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芳香疗法对孕妇睡眠质量和疲劳水平的影响：一项随机临床试验

睡眠障碍和疲劳会对怀孕产生负面影响。本研究的目的是评估使用薰衣草油吸入芳香疗法干预前和后妊娠晚期孕妇的睡眠质量和疲劳水平的变化。材料与方法研究于2022年10月至2023年3月在某培训研究型医院妇产科门诊进行。本研究设计为随机对照实验试验，采用前测后测对照组。样本共74例孕妇（干预37例，对照组37例）。使用“吸入申请表”对干预组孕妇进行为期一个月的薰衣草精油芳香疗法。采用“个人信息表”、“视觉模拟量表（VAS）”、“匹兹堡睡眠质量指数（PSQI）”和“疲劳视觉模拟量表（VASF）”收集数据。采用百分比分布、卡方显著性检验、独立组t检验、Mann-Whitney U检验和Wilcoxon检验对数据进行评价。结果干预组孕妇吸入薰衣草精油后PSQI评分平均值为4.10±1.36，对照组为5.45±2.48。干预组孕妇测试后疲劳评分平均值为65.91±7.02，对照组为75.40±10.79。干预组与对照组孕妇测试后PSQI和VAS-F总分平均值比较，差异有统计学意义(p <；0.05)。结论孕妇吸入芳香疗法可改善睡眠质量，降低疲劳程度。根据这些发现，可以推荐薰衣草精油芳香疗法来改善妊娠晚期孕妇的睡眠质量，减少疲劳程度。

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Explore-The Journal of Science and Healing 医学-全科医学与补充医学

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

8.30%

发文量

179

审稿时长

25 days

期刊介绍： EXPLORE: The Journal of Science & Healing addresses the scientific principles behind, and applications of, evidence-based healing practices from a wide variety of sources, including conventional, alternative, and cross-cultural medicine. It is an interdisciplinary journal that explores the healing arts, consciousness, spirituality, eco-environmental issues, and basic science as all these fields relate to health.