en اثر آروماتراپی با اسانس اسطوخودوس بر کیفیت خواب در افراد مسن بازنشسته ● Psychosocial Health مقاله اصيل پژوهشي Orginal Article <p>Poor quality of sleep is one of the most common problems among the older adults. Non-pharmacological interventions are considered as a better option for the treatment of sleep problems in the older adults. The aim of present study was to examine the effects of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on sleep quality in the older adults. This single -blind randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 100 retired older adults. Participants were selected through non-probability-convenient sampling method and they were divided into two groups using simple random sampling. The intervention group received 2 drops of lavender essential oil and the control group received 2 drops of placebo in a glass of water, during bed time, for 7 nights. All participants filled out the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index before and after the intervention. There was no statistically significant difference between groups in terms of socio-demographic characteristics sleep quality score before intervention (p > 0.05). A significant difference in sleep quality was observed in the group receiving lavender&nbsp; essential oil compared with the control group at 7 night&nbsp; after intervention (p<0.001). lavender essential oil has a positive effect in improving older adults&rsquo; sleep quality. However, further studies are needed on a more general population in order to decide on its use as an appropriate non-pharmacological intervention to use in sleep problems.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Poor sleep quality is one of the most common problems among older adults. Non-pharmacological interventions are considered as a better choice for treatment of sleep problems in older adults. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on sleep quality in older adults. This single-blind randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted on 100 retired older adults. Participants were divided into two groups using simple random sampling. The intervention group received 2 drops of lavender essential oil and the control group received 2 drops of placebo in a glass of water, during bedtime, for 7 nights. All participants filled out the Pittsburgh sleep quality index before and after the intervention. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of socio-demographic characteristics and sleep quality score before intervention. A significant difference in sleep quality was observed in the group receiving lavender essential oil compared to the control group 7 nights after intervention. Lavender essential oil has a positive effect on improving older adults&rsquo; sleep quality.</p> کیفیت خواب, آروماتراپی, سالمندان Aromatherapy, Lavender Oil, Older Adult, Sleep 437 442 http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-886-3&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Fatemeh Sadat Izadi-Avanji فاطمه سادات ایزدی fs.izadi@gmail.com 100319475328460016709 100319475328460016709 Yes Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Trauma Nursing Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran lecturer. Trauma Nursing Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran Sedigheh Miranzadeh 100319475328460016710 100319475328460016710 No Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Trauma Nursing Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran Hossein Akbari حسین اکبری Akbar_h@yahoo.com 100319475328460016711 100319475328460016711 No Department of Biostatistics and Public Health, Faculty of Health, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran Neda Mirbagher Ajorpaz ندا میرباقر اجرپز mirbagher_n@kaums.ac.ir 100319475328460016712 100319475328460016712 No Department of Operating Room, School Nursing and Midwifery, Autoimmune Diseases Research Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran Autoimmune Diseases Research Center ,Department of Surgical Technology, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, I. R. Iran Darius Ahmadi داریوش احمدی Ahmadi_d@yhoo.com 100319475328460016713 100319475328460016713 No Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Trauma Nursing Center, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran . Student of MSc nursing. Trauma Nursing Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IR Iran