Research Article
Comparing the Effect of Aromatherapy with Peppermint and Lavender Essential Oils on Fatigue of Cardiac Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Comparison of the demographic variables in the study groups.
| | Variables | Groups | valued | | Peppermint N (%) | Lavender N (%) | Control N (%) |
| | Age (years) | 33–43 | 5 (14.3) | 3 (8.6) | 4 (11.4) | 0.629 | | 44–54 | 8 (22.9) | 14 (40.0) | 12 (34.3) | | 55–65 | 22 (62.9) | 18 (51.4) | 19 (54.3) |
| | Gender | Female | 9 (25.7) | 7 (20.0) | 5 (14.3) | 0.490 | | Male | 26 (74.3) | 28 (80.0) | 30 (85.7) |
| | Marital status | Single | 5 (14.3) | 8 (22.9) | 7 (20.0) | 0.490 | | Married | 30 (85.7) | 27 (77.1) | 28 (80.0) |
| | BMI (kg/m2) | ≥18.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.434 | | 18.51–24.99 | 5 (14.3) | 9 (25.7) | 8 (22.9) | | 25–29.99 | 18 (51.4) | 20 (57.1) | 20 (57.1) | | 30≤ | 12 (34.3) | 6 (17.1) | 7 (20.0) |
| | Job | Self-employment | 10 (28.6) | 8 (22.9) | 11 (31.4) | 0.744 | | Retired | 18 (51.4) | 19 (54.3) | 20 (57.1) | | Housekeeper | 7 (20.0) | 8 (22.9) | 4 (11.4) |
| | Education status | Nonacademic | 27 (77.1) | 26 (74.3) | 28 (80.0) | 0.850 | | Academic | 8 (22.9) | 9 (25.7) | 7 (20.0) |
| | Place of residence | City | 22 (62.8) | 24 (68.6) | 26 (74.3) | 0.588 | | Village | 13 (37.1) | 11 (31.4) | 9 (25.7) |
| | Type of cardiac disease | MI† | 9 (25.7) | 7 (20.0) | 10 (28.6) | 0.865 | | CAD‡ | 20 (57.1) | 19 (54.3) | 18 (51.4) | | CHF§ | 6 (17.1) | 9 (25.7) | 7 (20.0) |
| | Diabetes history | Yes | 17 (48.6) | 14 (40.0) | 16 (45.7) | 0.764 | | No | 18 (51.4) | 21 (60.0) | 19 (54.3) |
| | MI history | Yes | 16 (45.7) | 14 (40.0) | 12 (34.3) | 0.621 | | No | 19 (54.3) | 21 (60.0) | 23 (65.7) |
| | Inhalation aromatherapy history | Yes | 14 (40.0) | 10 (28.6) | 12 (34.3) | 0.602 | | No | 21 (60.0) | 25 (71.4) | 23 (65.7) |
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†Myocardial infarction; ‡coronary artery diseases; §congestive heart failure; dbased on chi-square test.
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