The effect of aromatherapy with geranium essential oil on premenstrual syndrome in students
Introduction: Premenstrual syndrome, by affecting different aspects of women's lives, needs to be controlled. Due to the lack of knowledge of the exact cause of this syndrome, several treatments have been proposed for it. One of the treatment methods is the use of aromatherapy, The present stud...
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| author | Fatemeh Gholamian Maryam Moradi Saeedeh Khodabande Mohsen Aliakbari Hamidreza Ebrahimi Senoo Samane Najafi |
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| description | Introduction: Premenstrual syndrome, by affecting different aspects of women's lives, needs to be controlled. Due to the lack of knowledge of the exact cause of this syndrome, several treatments have been proposed for it. One of the treatment methods is the use of aromatherapy, The present study was performed with aim to determine the effect of aromatherapy with geranium essential oil on premenstrual syndrome in students.Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted in 2020 on 80 students with premenstrual syndrome in Gonabad University of Medical Sciences. The subjects were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. For the intervention group (5 days before menstruation), geranium essential oil and in the control group, a placebo (odorless sweet almond oil) was used. After two consecutive menstrual cycles, the post-test questionnaire was completed. Data were analyzed by SPSS statistical software (version 22) and chi-square, Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: There was no significant difference between the mean scores of the dimensions and the total score of the premenstrual syndrome questionnaire in the two intervention and control groups before the implementation of aromatherapy (p>0.05), while after the implementation of aromatherapy, there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the dimensions and the total score between the two groups, so that the intensity of the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome significantly decreased in the aromatherapy group (p<0.05).Conclusion: Aromatherapy with geranium essential oil is effective in reducing the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and its use is recommended as a complementary, cheap, non-invasive treatment with few side effects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5982064fd04643d98c4269f46d4a42242023-02-23T04:46:19ZfasMashhad University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān1680-29932008-23632023-02-012512859210.22038/ijogi.2023.2180721807The effect of aromatherapy with geranium essential oil on premenstrual syndrome in studentsFatemeh Gholamian0Maryam Moradi1Saeedeh Khodabande2Mohsen Aliakbari3Hamidreza Ebrahimi Senoo4Samane Najafi5B.Sc. of Nursing, Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, School of Nursing, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.M.Sc. of Nursing, Nursing Research Center, School of Nursing, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.B.Sc. of Nursing, Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, School of Nursing, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.B.Sc. of Nursing, Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, School of Nursing, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.B.Sc. of Nursing, Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, School of Nursing, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.Lecturer, M.Sc. of Nursing Education, Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, School of Nursing, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.Introduction: Premenstrual syndrome, by affecting different aspects of women's lives, needs to be controlled. Due to the lack of knowledge of the exact cause of this syndrome, several treatments have been proposed for it. One of the treatment methods is the use of aromatherapy, The present study was performed with aim to determine the effect of aromatherapy with geranium essential oil on premenstrual syndrome in students.Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted in 2020 on 80 students with premenstrual syndrome in Gonabad University of Medical Sciences. The subjects were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. For the intervention group (5 days before menstruation), geranium essential oil and in the control group, a placebo (odorless sweet almond oil) was used. After two consecutive menstrual cycles, the post-test questionnaire was completed. Data were analyzed by SPSS statistical software (version 22) and chi-square, Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon tests. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results: There was no significant difference between the mean scores of the dimensions and the total score of the premenstrual syndrome questionnaire in the two intervention and control groups before the implementation of aromatherapy (p>0.05), while after the implementation of aromatherapy, there was a significant difference between the mean scores of the dimensions and the total score between the two groups, so that the intensity of the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome significantly decreased in the aromatherapy group (p<0.05).Conclusion: Aromatherapy with geranium essential oil is effective in reducing the symptoms of premenstrual syndrome and its use is recommended as a complementary, cheap, non-invasive treatment with few side effects.https://ijogi.mums.ac.ir/article_21807_885a34faa1ac499922211c4a4d63b266.pdfaromatherapygeranium essential oilpremenstrual syndrome |
| spellingShingle | Fatemeh Gholamian Maryam Moradi Saeedeh Khodabande Mohsen Aliakbari Hamidreza Ebrahimi Senoo Samane Najafi The effect of aromatherapy with geranium essential oil on premenstrual syndrome in students Majallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān aromatherapy geranium essential oil premenstrual syndrome |
| title | The effect of aromatherapy with geranium essential oil on premenstrual syndrome in students |
| title_full | The effect of aromatherapy with geranium essential oil on premenstrual syndrome in students |
| title_fullStr | The effect of aromatherapy with geranium essential oil on premenstrual syndrome in students |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effect of aromatherapy with geranium essential oil on premenstrual syndrome in students |
| title_short | The effect of aromatherapy with geranium essential oil on premenstrual syndrome in students |
| title_sort | effect of aromatherapy with geranium essential oil on premenstrual syndrome in students |
| topic | aromatherapy geranium essential oil premenstrual syndrome |
| url | https://ijogi.mums.ac.ir/article_21807_885a34faa1ac499922211c4a4d63b266.pdf |
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