Effect of Inhalation of Aromatherapy Oil on Patients with Perennial Allergic Rhinitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Effect of aromatherapy oil on allergy rhinitis-specific quality of life ().

Characteristics or variables	Placebo ()	Aromatherapy ()	value
RQLQ (score)
Overall	−0.589 ± 0.669	−1.156 ± 0.579	0.002
Activity limitation	−0.589 ± 0.948	−1.281 ± 0.909	0.008
Sleep problems	−0.574 ± 0.865	−1.185 ± 1.000	0.021
Nose symptoms	−0.833 ± 0.805	−1.622 ± 0.850	0.001
Eye symptoms	−0.659 ± 0.925	−1.122 ± 0.771	0.051
Non nose/eye symptoms	−0.722 ± 0.827	−1.119 ± 0.792	0.078
Practical problems	−0.407 ± 0.948	−0.974 ± 0.778	0.020
Emotional function	−0.241 ± 0.944	−0.856 ± 0.943	0.031

RQLQ, Rhinoconjunctivitis quality of life questionnaire.
Data reported as mean ± standard deviation.
Student’s 2-sample -test. Mann-Whitney test.