Efecto de aromaterapia con lavanda (Lavandula angustifolia) sobre la tensión arterial de adultas mayores hipertensas
Introduction: The allopathic medical treatment of high blood pressure is widely known. Complementary therapies can be used to favor high blood pressure control. Objective: To analyze the effect of aromatherapy with lavender on arterial tension in women older adults presenting with high blood pressur...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Cuidarte ?El arte del cuidado? |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/86139 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/cuidarte/article/view/86139 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | High blood pressure Older adult Aromatherapy Lavender Hipertensión arterial Adulto mayor Aromaterapia Lavanda |
| Sumario: | Introduction: The allopathic medical treatment of high blood pressure is widely known. Complementary therapies can be used to favor high blood pressure control. Objective: To analyze the effect of aromatherapy with lavender on arterial tension in women older adults presenting with high blood pressure. Methodology: A quantitative, quasi-experimental study with a pretest/posttest design was conducted on 26 women from Colima, Mexico, that were above 60 years of age and presented with high blood pressure. The study population was divided into 2 groups: the control group (solvent, n=13) and the experimental group (lavender + solvent, n=13). The systolic and diastolic blood pressures were measured (mmHg) before and after 8 aromatherapy sessions. The results were expressed as mean ± standard deviation. The intragroup and intergroup differences were compared using the paired and unpaired Student’s t test, respectively, and statistical significance was set at a p ≤ 0.05. Results: The differences in the systolic and diastolic pressures of the control group after exposure to the solvent (mmHg) were not significant (127.9 ± 7.5 Vs 128.7 ± 8.16, p= 0.23 and 85.1 ± 7.0 Vs 84.3 ± 6.7, p = 0.41, respectively), whereas they were significant in the experimental group (124.2 ± 7.3 Vs 113.9 ± 9.7, p = 0.0001 and 80.6 ± 5.3 Vs 72.8 ± 4.7, p < 0.0001, respectively). When the 2 study groups were compared, there were significant differences for systolic pressure (p = 0.0003) and diastolic pressure (p < 0.0001). Conclusion: Aromatherapy with lavender essential oil favored a decrease in arterial tension in women hypertensive older adults. |
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