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Effects of an intervention with drinking chamomile tea on sleep quality and depression in sleep disturbed postnatal women: a randomized controlled trial

Shao-Min Chang, Chung-Hey Chen
Journal of Advanced Nursing 2016 72(2):306-315

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PubMed
PMID 26483209
DOI
10.1111/jan.12836

Study snapshot

DesignPretest-post-test randomized controlled trial
Model80 Taiwanese postnatal women with poor sleep quality
Samplen = 80
InterventionChamomile tea for 2 weeks versus regular postpartum care
Duration2 weeks
EndpointsPostpartum Sleep Quality Scale; Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale; Postpartum Fatigue Scale

What the study showed, in plain terms

This randomized trial tested chamomile tea in postnatal women with poor sleep quality.

Key findings

The chamomile-tea group had lower scores for physical-symptoms-related sleep inefficiency and depressive symptoms immediately after the two-week intervention.

What this study can and cannot tell us

The intervention was chamomile tea, not standardized isolated apigenin, and the trial was short. Results cannot identify apigenin as the active component.

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