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KMID : 0389420170250040239
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Korean Journal of Stress Research
2017 Volume.25 No. 4 p.239 ~ p.245
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Effects of Aromatherapy Footbath on Stress and Autonomic Nervous System Activity
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Ahn Ju-Mi
Hur Myung-Haeng
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Abstract
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Background: A quasi-experimental study with non-equivalent control groups was performed to determine an effect of aromatherapy foot bath on stress and autonomic nervous activity.
Methods: To confirm the effect of aromatherapy foot bath, aromatherapy foot bath group was asked to have a bathing by dropping 0.5 cc in 18 L water after blending with a ratio of 6:3:1 with essential oil lavender, lemon, and tea tree and a foot bath group was asked for bathing only by water.
Results: Aromatherapy foot bath group showed significant decrease in subjective stress score (t=3.465, p=0.001) and stress index (t=3.021, p=0.004) in addition to simultaneous increase in sympathetic nervous activity (t=?2.913, p=0.005). However, no significant stimulation of parasympathetic nervous system was observed (t=?1.831, p=0.072).
Conclusions: As aromatherapy foot bath is a possible effective intervention for stress relief, it can be applied as an effective method to relieve the stress for healthy adults and patients.
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KEYWORD
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Aromatherapy, Bath, Stress, Autonomic nervous system
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