Abstract

Introduction: Diabetes is one of the most common diseases of human societies that occurs as a result of relative or absolute lack of insulin or its dysfunction and the metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats are disordered. Given the abovementioned disagreement, the prevalence of anxiety in diabetic patients, and the necessity of non-drug treatment, it was attempted to conduct a review study to determine the effect of aromatherapy on diabetic patients’ anxiety. Method: The present study was conducted by searching Persian and English databases such as magiran, SID, Google scholars, and science direct pub med by using key words such as aromatherapy, diabetes, and anxiety. Various studies were found on the diabetic patients’ anxiety as well as aromatherapy and its effect on reducing patients’ anxiety. Result: The prevalence of mental disorders, anxiety in particular, is higher in diabetic patients than ordinary people, and there is a mutual relationship between diabetes and anxiety. Diabetic patients are exposed to anxiety for different reasons. As many as 45 of type 1 diabetic patients avoid regular insulin injection for the fear of needle. The anxiety arising from injection is the first psychological barrier for following the daily injection of insulin in diabetic patients Conclusion: aromatherapy can be conducted with the abovementioned plants for reducing diabetic patients’ anxiety. However, it is recommended to conduct further researches to study the effect of aromatherapy with different extracts on diabetic patients’ anxiety. © 2017, Pharmainfo Publications. All rights reserved.