| Aromatherapy alleviates endothelial dysfunction of medical staff after night-shift work: preliminary observations. | |
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PMID: 21107332 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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Night-shift work causes mental stress and lifestyle changes, and is recognized as a risk of cardiovascular diseases associated with impaired endothelial function. Aromatherapy is becoming popular as a complementary therapy that is beneficial for mental relaxation. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of aromatherapy on the endothelial function of medical staff after night-shift work. This study consisted of 19 healthy medical personnel (19 men, mean age 32±7 years), including 11 physicians and 8 technicians. Aromatherapy was performed for 30 min by inhalation of the essential oil of lavender. Flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery was measured three times in each subject: on a regular workday, and after night-shift work before and immediately after aromatherapy. A control study was performed to assess the effect of a 30-min rest without aromatherapy. The mean value of sleep time during night-shift work was 3.3±1.3 h. FMD after night-shift work was lower than on a regular workday (10.4±1.8 vs. 12.5±1.7%, P<0.001), which improved after aromatherapy (11.8±2.5%, P=0.02 vs. before aromatherapy). FMD was stable in the control study (10.1±1.9 vs. 10.1±2.2%, P=0.9). This study demonstrated that night-shift work impaired endothelial function in medical staff, an effect that was alleviated by short-term aromatherapy. |
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Kenei Shimada; Shota Fukuda; Kumiko Maeda; Toshihiro Kawasaki; Yasushi Kono; Satoshi Jissho; Haruyuki Taguchi; Minoru Yoshiyama; Junichi Yoshikawa |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-11-25 |
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Title: Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension Volume: 34 ISSN: 1348-4214 ISO Abbreviation: Hypertens. Res. Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-02-07 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9307690 Medline TA: Hypertens Res Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 264-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Osaka Ekisaikai Hospital, Osaka, Japan. |
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