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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

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Naturais
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.accessioned2026-07-20T12:50:05Z
dc.date.available2026-07-20T12:50:05Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.description.abstractAromatherapy 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. 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%. 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.eng
dc.identifier.citationFélix,Beatriz Pires; Rodrigues, Andreia; Sousa, Maria João; Pereira, Olívia 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.issn2398-8835
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/37012
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherWiley
dc.relationThe authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) for financial support through national funds FCT/ MCTES (PIDDAC) to CIMOUID/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 support in carrying out the study. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript Beatriz Pires Félix had full access to all the data in this study and takes complete responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/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
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oaire.citation.titleHealth Science Reports
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