Research Article
Effects of Aromatherapy with Lavender and Peppermint Essential Oils on the Sleep Quality of Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Comparison of the demographic variables in the study groups.
| | Variables | Groups | value | | Peppermint number (%) | Lavender number (%) | Control number (%) |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | ≤40 | 10 (25.0) | 13 (32.5) | 11 (27.5) | NS | | 41–60 | 19 (47.5) | 15 (37.5) | 17 (42.5) | | ≥61 | 11 (27.5) | 12 (30.0) | 12 (30.0) |
| | Sex | | | | | | Female | 26 (65.0) | 24 (35.3) | 18 (45.0) | NS | | Male | 14 (35.0) | 16 (60.0) | 22 (55.0) |
| | Marital status | | | | | | Single | 7 (17.5) | 8 (20.0) | 10 (25.0) | NS | | Married | 33 (82.5) | 32 (80.0) | 30 (75.0) |
| | Body mass index (kg/m2) | | | | | | ≥18.5 | 2 (5.0) | 0 (0) | 3 (7.5) | NS | | 18.51–24.99 | 22 (55.0) | 21 (52.5) | 27 (67.5) | | 25–29.99 | 14 (35.0) | 16 (40.0) | 10 (25.0) | | ≤30 | 2 (5.0) | 3 (7.5) | 0 (0) |
| | Occupation | | | | | | Self-employment | 11 (27.5) | 14 (35.0) | 21 (52.5) | NS | | Retired | 3 (7.5) | 4 (10.0) | 3 (7.5) | | Housekeeper | 21 (52.5) | 18 (45.0) | 14 (35.0) | | Employee | 4 (10.0) | 3 (7.5) | 1 (2.5) | | Student | 1 (2.5) | 1 (2.5) | 1 (2.5) |
| | Education | | | | | | Nonacademic | 34 (85.0) | 33 (82.5) | 30 (87.5) | NS | | Academic | 6 (15.0) | 7 (17.5) | 5 (12.5) |
| | Diagnosis | | | | | | Osteosarcoma | 1 (2.5) | 2 (5.0) | 1 (2.5) | NS | | Gastrointestinal cancer | 10 (25.0) | 6 (15.0) | 9 (22.5) | | Lymphoma | 1 (2.5) | 4 (10.0) | 4 (10.0) | | Liver cancer | 1 (2.5) | 2 (5.0) | 2 (5.0) | | Leukemia | 11 (27.5) | 13 (32.5) | 16 (40.0) | | Breast cancer | 7 (17.5) | 6 (15) | 2 (5.0) | | Myeloma | 6 (15.0) | 5 (12.5) | 5 (12.5) | | Ovarian cancer | 3 (7.5) | 2 (5.0) | 1 (2.5) |
| | Residence | | | | | | Rural | 32 (80.0) | 34 (85.0) | 24 (60.0) | NS | | Urban | 8 (20.0) | 6 (15.0) | 16 (40.0) |
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