Logo do repositório
 
Publicação

Effect of Aromatherapy Massage With Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Seed Essential Oil Compared to Massage on Anxiety, Well‐Being, and Sleep Quality: An Exploratory Randomized Study

2026Artigo científico Acesso aberto
Ver registo simples
datacite.subject.fosCiências Médicas::Ciências da Saúde
datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Psicologia
datacite.subject.sdg03:Saúde de Qualidade
datacite.subject.sdg12:Produção e Consumo Sustentáveis
dc.contributor.authorFélix, Beatriz Pires
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Andreia
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Maria João
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Olívia R.
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-16T09:41:46Z
dc.date.available2026-06-16T09:41:46Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractBackground and Aims Aromatherapy is a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) widely used in the management of several mental and physical conditions. The fennel seed essential oil (FEO) has several biological activities and has been reported as potentially beneficial in the management of anxiety and sleep disorders. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of aromatherapy massage using FEO compared to massage alone on reducing anxiety and improve sleep quality and overall well-being.Methods FEO was extracted by hydrodistillation, and its chemical composition was determined by GC-MS. In the aromatherapy trial, 40 participants were randomly divided into the "Massage Group" (n = 20) and the "Aroma Massage Group" (n = 20). Individuals in the "Aroma Massage Group" were treated with 1.6% of FEO diluted in sweet almond oil, while the "Massage Group" only received the massage with sweet almond oil. The intervention consisted of one massage session every 15 days over a 2 months period. The questionnaires on anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality), and well-being (WHO-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5)) were performed at four different times. Data were analyzed using SPSS software with a significance level of 5%.Results The major compound in FEO was trans-Anethole (78.2%). In the aromatherapy trial, scores on the State Anxiety scale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), were significantly lower in the "Aroma Massage Group" compared to "Massage Group" with mean values of 32.47 +/- 7.86 and 41.75 +/- 11.74, respectively, in Questionnaire 3 (after the last session), corresponding to a difference of -9.28 (p = 0.007). No statistically significant differences were observed over time across the four assessment points, with p = 0.536 for the "Massage Group" and p = 0.381 for the "Aroma Massage Group." Additionally, the "Aroma Massage Group" showed a higher proportion of individuals reporting strong well-being (89%) and good sleep (32%) compared to the "Massage Group" (65% and 25%, respectively) in Questionnaire 4 (1 month after the end of the intervention), however, these differences were not statistically significant when considering mean questionnaire scores.Conclusion This exploratory study suggests that aromatherapy with FEO may be associated with beneficialeffects on anxiety reduction and improvements in well-being and sleep quality; however, further studies are required to confirm this results.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology(FCT, Portugal) for financial support through national funds FCT/MCTES (PIDDAC) to CIMO UID/00690/2025 (10.54499/UID/00690/2025) and UID/PRR/00690/2025 (10.54499/UID/PRR/00690/2025); SusTEC, LA/P/0007/2020 (DOI:10.54499/LA/P/0007/2020); and LiveWell, UID/06157/2025 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/06157/2025).FCT for the Ph.D research grant of Beatriz PiresFélix 2025.03018.BDANA. The authors are grateful to Farmaclinic, Bragança, the supportin carrying out the study. All authors have read and approved the finalversion of the manuscript Beatriz Pires Félix had full access to all thedata in this study and takes complete responsibility for the integrity ofthe data and the accuracy of the data analysis
dc.identifier.citationFelix, Beatriz Pires; Rodrigues, Andreia; Sousa, Maria Joao; Pereira, Olivia R. (2026). Effect of Aromatherapy Massage With Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Seed Essential Oil Compared to Massage on Anxiety, Well-Being, and Sleep Quality: An Exploratory Randomized Study. Health Science Reports. ISSN 2398-8835. 9:5, p. 1-8
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/hsr2.72436
dc.identifier.eissn2398-8835
dc.identifier.issn2398-8835
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/36889
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relationAssociate Laboratory for Sustainability and Tecnology in Mountain Regions - LA/P/0007/2020
dc.relationCentro de Investigação para Vida Ativa e Bem-Estar - UID/06157/2025
dc.relationCIMO - Mountain Research Center - UID/PRR/00690/2025
dc.relation.ispartofHealth Science Reports
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.subjectAromatherapy massage
dc.subjectFennel
dc.subjectSleep quality
dc.subjectWell-being
dc.titleEffect of Aromatherapy Massage With Foeniculum vulgare Mill. Seed Essential Oil Compared to Massage on Anxiety, Well‐Being, and Sleep Quality: An Exploratory Randomized Studyeng
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.awardNumberLA/P/0007/2020
oaire.awardNumberUID/PRR/00690/2025
oaire.awardTitleAssociate Laboratory for Sustainability and Tecnology in Mountain Regions - LA/P/0007/2020
oaire.awardTitleCentro de Investigação para Vida Ativa e Bem-Estar - UID/06157/2025
oaire.awardTitleCIMO - Mountain Research Center - UID/PRR/00690/2025
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/LA%2FP%2F0007%2F2020/PT
oaire.awardURIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/36887
oaire.awardURIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/36356
oaire.citation.endPage8
oaire.citation.issue5
oaire.citation.startPage1
oaire.citation.titleHealth Science Reports
oaire.citation.volume9
oaire.fundingStream6817 - DCRRNI ID
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85
person.familyNameSousa
person.familyNamePereira
person.givenNameMaria João
person.givenNameOlívia R.
person.identifier145216
person.identifier.ciencia-idD91E-3571-3979
person.identifier.ciencia-idB312-AF21-D2FA
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-9946-4926
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-6275-3134
person.identifier.ridH-1049-2014
person.identifier.scopus-author-id55230282700
person.identifier.scopus-author-id52264387000
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.identifierhttp://doi.org/10.13039/501100001871
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
project.funder.nameFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
relation.isAuthorOfPublicationda5c7615-9844-4fdf-b4d4-64d0c8e72de0
relation.isAuthorOfPublicatione8fdab9a-3ad6-47e6-b90c-7a37aabcb453
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscoveryda5c7615-9844-4fdf-b4d4-64d0c8e72de0
relation.isProjectOfPublication6255046e-bc79-4b82-8884-8b52074b4384
relation.isProjectOfPublication8a185d18-f772-4c70-8a08-64c4fa0813fd
relation.isProjectOfPublicationf84eb641-171d-41b5-8664-4e3a31224386
relation.isProjectOfPublication.latestForDiscovery6255046e-bc79-4b82-8884-8b52074b4384

Ficheiros

Principais
A mostrar 1 - 1 de 1
Miniatura
Nome:
Effect of Aromatherapy Massage.pdf
Tamanho:
634.83 KB
Formato:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Ver/Abrir
Licença
A mostrar 1 - 1 de 1
Miniatura indisponível
Nome:
license.txt
Tamanho:
1.75 KB
Formato:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Descrição:
Ver/Abrir

Coleções

CIMO - Artigos em Revistas Indexados à WoS/Scopus