title: Effect of Rosa damascene aromatherapy on sleep quality in cardiac patients: a randomized controlled trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Sleep disorders are common among patients hospitalized in coronary care unit (CCU). This study aimed to investigate the effect of Rosa damascene aromatherapy on sleep quality of patients hospitalized in CCU.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this randomized controlled trial, 60 patients who met the inclusion criteria were conveniently sampled and randomly allocated to the experimental and control groups. Patients in the control group received routine care. In the experimental group, patients received routine care and Rosa damascene aromatherapy for three subsequent nights. In the both groups the sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.
  
  
  RESULTS
  After the study, the mean scores of five domains of Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index as well as the mean of total score of the index in the experimental group were significantly lower than the control group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Rosa damascene aromatherapy can significantly improve the sleep quality of patients hospitalized in CCUs.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Electronic address: ali.hajibagheri@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hajibagheri
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Electronic address: atyebabaii@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Atye
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Babaii
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran. Electronic address: adib1344@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mohsen
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adib-Hajbaghery
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019341:Aromatherapy / Q000379:methods*; D003325:Coronary Care Units; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D027826:Rosa / Q000737:chemistry*; D012893:Sleep Wake Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts
keywords: Aromatherapy; Coronary care unit; Nursing; Sleep quality