Summary Of 100 % Lavender Aromatherapy

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In this article, 100% Lavender aromatherapy was used in a study to see if it would help improve sleep in the Intermediate care unit (ICU). The main objective of the study was to see the effect on patients’ vital signs and quality of sleep in the ICU with the use of inhaling 100% lavender oil. The study was a randomized controlled pilot with 50 patients that were split into 2 groups, the treatment group and the controlled group that didn’t use the oil and only received standard care. The treatment group would get 3mL of 100% pure lavender oil that was kept in a glass jar beside them from the times of 10PM up until 6 AM. The patient’s vital signs would be recorded in intervals throughout the night. All 50 patients would then complete the Richard