AU - Rahimi, Masoomeh AU - Sanagoo, Akram AU - Fatah, Zeynab Al Sadat AU - Bahnampour, Naser AU - Jouybari, Leila TI - Effect of Chamomile tea on the severity of dyspnea and anxiety in patients with chronic heart failure: a clinical trial study PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - J-Gorgan-Univ-Med-Sci JN - J-Gorgan-Univ-Med-Sci VO - 20 VI - 1 IP - 1 4099 - http://goums.ac.ir/journal/article-1-3271-en.html 4100 - http://goums.ac.ir/journal/article-1-3271-en.pdf SO - J-Gorgan-Univ-Med-Sci 1 ABĀ  - Background and Objective: Dyspnea is the main cause of hospitalization of patients with heart failure and it is often associated with anxiety. This study was conducted to determine the effect of Chamomile tea on the severity of dyspnea and anxiety in patients with chronic heart failure. Methods: This randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 60 patients with chronic heart failure in an outpatient clinic of Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Iran during 2014. Patients were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. Subjects in intervention group consumed Chamomile tea for 4 weeks. Oxygen cost diagram (OCD) and Beck anxiety inventory were recorded for each subject. Results: The mean of severity of dyspnea in the intervention and control groups was 16.66±5.76 and 29.43±13.1, respectively (P<0.05). The mean anxiety severity in the intervention and control groups was 12.07±1.1 and 6.7±6.2, 20, respectively (P<0.05). Conclusion: Chamomile tea can reduces the severity of dyspnea and anxiety in patients with chronic heart failure. CP - IRAN IN - Ph.D in Nursing, Associate Professor, Nursing Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran. sanagoo@goums.ac.ir LG - eng PB - J-Gorgan-Univ-Med-Sci PG - 9 PT - Original Articles YR - 2018