Impact of Lavender Herbal Tea on Sleep Quality in Elderly Patients with Poor Sleep Quality: A Randomized Study

Objective: Aromatherapy has been used as a complementary alternative therapy in elderly adults with poor sleep quality. Lavender has sedative, anxiolytic, and analgesic properties. This study aimed to evaluate effect of lavender herbal tea in different doses on sleep quality of elderly people. Mater...

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Published in:International Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research
Main Authors: Ece Yiğit, Şevket Yalçın
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Düzce University 2022-12-01
Subjects:
aromatherapy
lavandula/levander
herbal tea
elderly
sleep quality
Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2602395
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Summary:Objective: Aromatherapy has been used as a complementary alternative therapy in elderly adults with poor sleep quality. Lavender has sedative, anxiolytic, and analgesic properties. This study aimed to evaluate effect of lavender herbal tea in different doses on sleep quality of elderly people. Material-Method: This study has been designed as a prospective, randomized study with a two-arm parallel design. There were 94 patients aged between 65 and 75 years with a Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire (RCSQ) score of 0.05) or in terms of baseline RCSQ scores (p=0.685). However, 1st-month and 3rd-month RCSQ scores in patients who used 2 g lavender tea bags were significantly higher than those who used 1 g herbal tea bags (p
ISSN:2717-7491

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