Comparative Study of the Health Benefits of Champa Essential Oil and Lavender Essential Oil on Anxiety Level, Stress Level, Insomnia, and Sleep Quality Among the Elderly in Tha Hin Subdistrict, Sathing Phra District, Songkhla Province
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This research was a pilot study and aimed to study the health benefits of Champa (Michelia champaca L.) and lavender essential oil on anxiety levels, stress levels, insomnia, and sleep quality among the elderly in Tha Hin subdistrict, Sathing Phra district, Songkhla province. Nineteen volunteers passed the inclusion criteria of the research and were then randomized into two groups. The control group was treated with lavender essential oil. The experimental group was treated with Champa essential oil. The subjects had to inhale essential oils every night before going to bed for 1 week. Anxiety level, stress level, insomnia, and the level of sleep quality were assessed before and after the treatment through questionnaires. The results showed that in the control group (lavender essential oil), after the treatment, anxiety levels, and insomnia improved, and the stress level decreased significantly (P <0.05) and sleep quality increased significantly (P<0.05) as compared with before the treatment. In the experimental group (Champa), anxiety level and stress level decreased, and insomnia improved significantly (P<0.05), also sleep quality increased significantly (P<0.05) compared to before the treatment. The study showed that Champa essential oil and Lavender essential oil has the same health benefits in reducing anxiety and stress, and improving insomnia, and sleep quality in the 2 groups.
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