@article {10.3844/ajassp.2018.370.374,
article_type = {journal},
title = {Short-Term Effects of Aroma Therapeutic Herbal Steam on Heart Rate Variability and Stress},
author = {Damapong, Peerada and Damapong, Pongmada},
volume = {15},
year = {2018},
month = {Sep},
pages = {370-374},
doi = {10.3844/ajassp.2018.370.374},
url = {https://thescipub.com/abstract/ajassp.2018.370.374},
abstract = {This experimental research aims to examine the short-term effects of aroma therapeutic herbal steam on heart rate variability and stress. In this experimental study, the participants were 60 diabetic patients with stress who had rated their stress in the Suang-prung Stress Test-20 at the level of 3 or higher. They were divided into the treatment group (n = 30) and the control group (n = 30) using a simple random sampling method. The former was administered aroma therapeutic hot steam, whereas the latter received standard conventional medical care. Both before and after the experimental period, both groups were assessed in terms of their Heart Rate Variability (HRV). The within-group HRV values, namely SDNN, RMS-SD, LF and HF, for both the treatment and the control groups pre- and post-treatment differed significantly (p},
journal = {American Journal of Applied Sciences},
publisher = {Science Publications}
}