Massage with aromatherapy: effectiveness on anxiety of users with
               personality disorders in psychiatric hospitalization

Domingos, Thiago da Silva; Braga, Eliana Mara

doi:10.1590/S0080-623420150000300013

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Artigo Original • Rev. esc. enferm. USP 49 (3) • June 2015 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-623420150000300013 copy

Massage with aromatherapy: effectiveness on anxiety of users with personality disorders in psychiatric hospitalization^* * Extracted from the dissertation "Massagem com aromaterapia e sua eficácia para o usuário em internação psiquiátrica", Post Graduate Program, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine of Botucatu, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, 2014

Masaje Con Aromaterapia: Efectividad Sobre La Ansiedad De Usuarios Con Trastornos De Personalidad En Hospitalización Psiquiátrica

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the effectiveness of aromatherapy massage using the essential oils (0.5%) of Lavandula angustifolia and Pelargonium graveolens for anxiety reduction in patients with personality disorders during psychiatric hospitalization.

METHOD

Uncontrolled clinical trial with 50 subjects submitted to six massages with aromatherapy, performed on alternate days, on the cervical and the posterior thoracic regions. Vital data (heart and respiratory rate) were collected before and after each session and an anxiety scale (Trait Anxiety Inventory-State) was applied at the beginning and end of the intervention. The results were statistically analyzed with the chi square test and paired t test.

RESULTS

There was a statistically significant decrease (p < 0.001) of the heart and respiratory mean rates after each intervention session, as well as in the inventory score.

CONCLUSION

Aromatherapy has demonstrated effectiveness in anxiety relief, considering the decrease of heart and respiratory rates in patients diagnosed with personality disorders during psychiatric hospitalization.

Personality Disorders; Anxiety; Massage; Aromaterapy; Complementary Therapies; Psychiatric Nursing

	Female		Male
	n	%	n	%
	39	78	11	22

Age range
18 - 37 years	23	58.9	9	81.9
38 - 57 years	13	33.3	2	18.1
58 - 62 years	3	7.8	0	0

ICD-10
F60.0	1	2.56	1	9.09
F60.1	1	2.56	0	0
F60.2	0	0	1	9.09
F60.3	28	71.8	5	45.5
F60.4	7	17.92	3	27.27
F60.7	2	5.12	1	9.09

Prior hospitalization
Yes	24	61.5	3	36.4
No	15	38.5	8	63.6

Previous treatment
Yes	34	87.2	7	72.7
No	5	12.8	4	27.3

Smoking
Yes	23	59	6	54.5
No	16	41	5	45.5

	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6
Heart rate
Before	91.0 ± 12.2^§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	89.8 ± 11.3^§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	86.3 ± 12.5^§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	89.3 ± 12.8^§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	88.4 ± 12.6^§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	89.7 ± 12.1^§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)
After	75.6 ± 10.5^§§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	74.8 ± 9.7^§§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	71.1 ± 10.8^§§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	73.0 ± 10.2^§§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	73.4 ± 11.0^§§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	73.3 ± 10.2^§§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)
Difference	15.4 ± 8.8	15.0 ± 7.8	15.2 ± 7.0	16.3 ± 8.4	15.0 ± 8.2	16.4 ± 8.3
Respiratory rate
Before	18.8 ± 3.8^§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	18.5 ± 4.1^§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	18.1 ± 4.5^§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	19.2 ± 4.7^§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	19.2 ± 4.9^§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	18.9 ± 4.1^§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)
After	15.6 ± 3.5^§§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	15.4 ± 2.8^§§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	15.1 ± 3.1^§§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	15.1 ± 2.9^§§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	15.3 ± 2.8^§§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)	14.6 ± 2.1^§§ §-§§ Means followed by different symbols had statistical differences among each other through the t test (p < 0.05)
Difference	3.2 ± 3.2	3.1 ± 3.4	3.0 ± 3.1	4.1 ± 3.4	3.9 ± 4.5	4.3 ± 3.9
p	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

STAI-State categories	STAI
STAI-State categories	Before intervention	After intervention
Low	0	16
Moderate	41	32
High	9	2
Total	50	50

	Smoking		Previous treatment		Prior hospitalization
	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Heart rate
68-80	4	9	3	10	7	6
81-90	6	6	8	4	11	2
91-100	7	7	9	5	12	1
101-114	6	5	7	4	11	0
Total	23	27	27	23	41	9
P value	0.6358		0.0790		0.0307
Respiratory rate
12-16	7	10	14	3	11	6
17-21	10	12	20	2	11	11
22-27	6	5	7	4	5	6
Total	23	27	41	9	27	23
P value	0.7846		0.1574		0.5354
STAI-State
Moderate	19	22	7	34	18	23
High	4	5	7	2	5	4
Total	23	27	14	36	23	27
P value	0.7903		0.0011		0.7903

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[1] Corresponding author: Thiago da Silva Domingos. Rua Bel Antonio Dias Lopes. 198 - Bairro Lorenzetti. CEP 17560-000 - Vera Cruz, SP, Brazil. thiagosd7@hotmail.com