title: The effects of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on fatigue levels in haemodialysis patients: A randomized clinical trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was intended to examine the efficacy of lavender essential oil for the alleviation of fatigue in haemodialysis patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This randomized clinical trial was conducted on 59 haemodialysis patients in two groups. The routine care group received the routine care, but the experimental group inhaled lavender essence 5% for 10 min, three times a week for 4 consecutive weeks. The Fatigue Severity Scale was used to assess fatigue before the intervention and after the last intervention in the second and fourth weeks.
  
  
  RESULTS
  No statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of the fatigue scores before, and after the last intervention in the second and fourth weeks.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our result does not support other studies suggesting that lavender essential oil is effective on fatigue in haemodialysis patients. This conflicting result can mostly be ascribed to a variety of factors such as duration of aromatherapy and differences in concentrations of lavender essential oil.
authors: Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors: Masoumeh
authors: M
authors: Bagheri-Nesami
authors: Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran; Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.
authors: Seyed Afshin
authors: SA
authors: Shorofi
authors: Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. Electronic address: atinik1357@gmail.com.
authors: Attieh
authors: A
authors: Nikkhah
authors: Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors: Fatemeh
authors: F
authors: Espahbodi
authors: Student Research Committee, Traditional and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
authors: Fahimeh-Sadat
authors: FS
authors: Ghaderi Koolaee
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019341:Aromatherapy; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D027523:Lavandula; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils; C045718:lavender oil
keywords: Aromatherapy; Fatigue; Fatigue Severity Scale; Haemodialysis; Lavender essential oil