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- Title
EFFECTS OF AROMATHERAPY ON ANXIETY SYMPTOMS IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.
- Authors
Aragão, Vivianne Melo; de Sousa Lima, Magda Milleyde; Fernandes, Cristina da Silva; Barros, Lívia Moreira; Rodrigues, Andrea Bezerra; Caetano, Joselany Áfio
- Abstract
Objective: to assess the effect of aromatherapy on anxiety symptoms in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer. Method: a systematic review, carried out from the PEOT strategy: what are the effects of aromatherapy in reducing anxiety symptoms in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer? The research was conducted in six databases and in eight other data sources. Randomized clinical trials without date and language restrictions were included. Results: the sample consisted of seven studies. Aromatherapy was applied by inhalation (57.1%) and massage (42.8%), and was adopted alone or in conjunction with other interventions, demonstrating a reduction in anxiety symptoms in 71.4% of studies. The predominance of lavender, bergamot, frankincense and sandalwood essential oils is highlighted for their anxiolytic, relaxing, sedative, invigorating, antidepressant and muscle tension reducing effects. Conclusion: aromatherapy showed positive and significant results in reducing anxiety symptoms in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
- Subjects
ANXIETY treatment; ANXIETY prevention; MEDICAL information storage &; retrieval systems; WOMEN; BREAST tumors; CINAHL database; AROMATHERAPY; SYSTEMATIC reviews; MEDLINE; MEDICAL databases; MEDICAL records; ACQUISITION of data; ONLINE information services
- Publication
Texto & Contexto Enfermagem, 2023, Vol 32, p1
- ISSN
0104-0707
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1980-265X-TCE-2022-0132en