Impact of aromatherapy with damask rose on hemodynamic parameters in patients undergoing coronary angiography

Background and Objective: Nowadays, the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases has increased because of many changes in the lifestyle including habits, nutrition and low activity. Cardiovascular diseases are the most important cause of mortality in the world. Coronary angiography is a common diagnostic procedure in cardiovascular diseases. Instability of the patients condition combine with anxiety could effect on patient s hemodynamics parameters at angiography room as complications of this diagnostic procedure. This study aimed to assess the effects of aromatherapy on the hemodynamic parameters of the patients undergoing coronary angiography. Materials and Methods: A single-blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted with 98 patients at a control and an aromatherapy group undergoing coronary angiography in the Besat Therapeutic and Educational Center of Hamadan, Iran, in 2017. Patients inhaled three drops of 40% Rosa Damascena essential oil for 20 min before the angiography at aromatherapy group and patients inhaled two drops of distilled water for 20 min before the angiography at the control group. The hemodynamics parameters were measured including the heart rate, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, mean atrial pressure and blood oxygen saturation before and 5 minutes after intervention. Data were analyzed by SPSS (Version16) using independent t-test and paired t-test. Findings: There were no significant difference in the hemodynamics parameters of the aromatherapy and control groups on before and after intervention (p> 0.05). There were significant differences at all hemodynamic parameters (p<0.05) except blood oxygen saturation (p> 0.05) before and after intervention at the aromatherapy group. In contrast, there were no significant differences before and after the intervention at control group (p> 0.05). Conclusion: Aromatherapy with Rosa damascena essential oil had significant effects on hemodynamics parameters except blood oxygen saturation in the patients undergoing coronary angiography.

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aromatherapy ، Rosa damascena ، hemodynamic parameters ، coronary angiography