sleep disorders in hemodialysis patients. Chronic renal failure, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention including inhalation of lavender essential oil by cotton ball soaked in 2 drops of pure essential oil ( made by Barij Essence Pharmaceutical Company of Kashan) at a distance of 20-15 cm o
Sponsors
Investigator
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Having the age of minimum 18 and maximum 65 years; no history of asthma and allergies to flowers and plants; Agreement for attending in the study; experience of at least 6 months of hemodialysis; no history of olfactory dysfunction; having sleep quality score over of 5 based on Pittsburgh index; Complementary medicine treatment methods (Herbal methods and other Methods) are not used in the last week; Do not use sleeping medications, sedatives; No drug addiction; No dialysis in the night shift; Not suffering from known mental illness; Being consciousness and acceptable ability of listening and speaking to answer questions and learn using of lavender essential oil. Exclusion criteria: no agreement for attending in the study; If occur a crisis or an unforeseen event for patients during the intervention period; If the patient didn’t complete weekly sheet of sleep records. (Patients should record at least 21 days of sleeps them in sheet notes, otherwise they will exclude of study).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Sleep quality. Timepoint: After 4 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and weekly sheet of sleep record. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAazam Dabirian
Nursing and Midwifery school of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed