Evaluating the effectiveness of aromatherapy in reducing levels of anxiety in palliative care patients: Results of a pilot study

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-155

  Kyle, Gaye ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Aromatherapy; Attrition rate; Palliative care nursing; Pilot study; Randomised controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ALMOND OIL; SANDALWOOD OIL; SESQUITERPENE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATA COLLECTION; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT OILS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SESQUITERPENES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33645995083     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2005.11.003     Document Type: Article

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