Journal of Education and Health Promotion

BACKGROUND: People experience extreme anxiety in testing situations, so it considers as apsychological condition and can actually impair learning and hurt test performance. People experiencesome ... Read More BACKGROUND: People experience extreme anxiety in testing situations, so it considers as apsychological condition and can actually impair learning and hurt test performance. People experiencesome degree of stress and anxiety before and during examinations. This study aimed to investigatethe effect of blended aromatherapy using lavender and damask rose oils on the test anxiety ofnursing students.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was a single‑blinded clinical trial study. Seventynursing students were selected and randomly assigned to two experimental and sham groups. Forthe experimental group, seven droplets of lavender, 10%, and three droplets of damask rose oil,10%, and for the sham group, ten droplets of sesame oil were poured on a nonabsorbent pad whichwas placed within a 20‑cm distance from the students’ noses on their chairs’ handles. The data werecollected by using a two‑part questionnaire including demographic information and State‑Trait AnxietyInventory 1, before, 15 min after the intervention, and immediately at the end of the test. Data wereanalyzed using descriptive (frequency, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential (independentt‑test, ANOVA with repeated measure, Fisher’s exact test, and least significant difference post hoctest) statistics.RESULTS: It was found that no significant difference between the two groups in terms of age, thenumber of credits, Semester Grade Point Average and, gender, place of residence and maritalstatus and the two groups were almost identical in regard of the above variables (P > 0.05). Stateanxiety mean scores of the experimental group were lower than the mean scores of the sham group,15 min after the intervention and at the end of the test, and the difference between the groups wasstatistically significant (P < 0.05).CONCLUSIONS: Blended aromatherapy is effective in improving the test anxiety of nursing students.Therefore, it can be used as a therapeutic approach to reduce test anxiety.

The effect of educational intervention based on the health belief model on osteoarthritis‑preventive behaviors in middle‑aged women

. Ensiyeh Norozi; . Fatemeh Nazari; . Mitra Moodi

Volume 10, Issue 11 , November 2020, , Pages 1-7

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Arthritis is the most common type of arthritis in people over 40 years.This study aimed to determine the effect of an educational intervention on the prevention ... Read More

A comparison the effects of reflexology and relaxation on the psychological symptoms in women with multiple sclerosis

. Mozhgan Soheili; . Fatemeh Nazari; . Vahid Shaygannejad; . Mahboobeh Valiani

Volume 7, Issue 1 , March and April 2017, , Pages 1-6

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Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) occurs with a variety of physical and psychologicalsymptoms, yet there is not a conclusive cure for this disease. Complementary medicine is acurrent ... Read More

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Author = . Fatemeh Nazari

Effects of blended aromatherapy using lavender and damask rose oils on the test anxiety of nursing students

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The effect of educational intervention based on the health belief model on osteoarthritis‑preventive behaviors in middle‑aged women

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A comparison the effects of reflexology and relaxation on the psychological symptoms in women with multiple sclerosis

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