ISSN Print: 2394-7500, ISSN Online: 2394-5869, CODEN: IJARPF
Objectives: 1) To assess the existing level of knowledge regarding aromatherapy in management of stress related hypertension among nursing students.
3) To associate the pre-test level of knowledge regarding aromatherapy in management of stress related hypertension with their selected demographic variables.
Subjects: The participants were 40 B.Sc Nursing students from Sri Krishna Rukmini College of Nursing, Bangalore.
Data collection tool: A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the subjects.
Results: In the pre-test, the subjects had moderate knowledge with a mean of 22.6 and standard deviation of 2.27 whereas in the post test there was a significant mean knowledge gain of 31.57 and standard deviation of 1.73. A significant association was found between family history of using essential oil with mean pre-test knowledge score. 13