Aromatherapy for reducing colonoscopy related procedural anxiety and physiological parameters: A randomized controlled study

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 57, Issue 102-103, 2010, Pages 1082-1086

  Hu, Pei Hsin ^a,b   Peng, Yen Chun ^b,c,d   Lin, Yu Ting ^a   Chang, Chi Sen ^b,d   Ou, Ming Chiu ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Aromatherapy; Colonoscopy; Procedural anxiety

Indexed keywords

ANTHRANILIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; INHALATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SEDATION; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRESS; SUNFLOWER; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; AROMATHERAPY; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79251539569     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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