Evaluación de la efectividad del tratamiento con esencias florales en escolares con síntomas de estrés postraumático a causa del terremoto, en la Unidad Educativa San Luis Gonzaga (Muisne-Ecuador) durante el año 2016.

Abstract

The objective of the research was to evaluate the effectiveness of flower essences treatment in schoolchildren with symptoms of post-traumatic stress due to the earthquake, at San Luis Gonzaga Educational Unit (Muisne-Ecuador) during 2016. A controlled double-blind experimental design was applied. It was worked with a population of 111 children between 8 and 12 years old, of both sexes. Informed consent was obtained from the parents, then the surveys were applied to the children and their representatives to determine if they showed any symptoms of post-traumatic stress. Subsequently, the treatment was administered to the infants by randomly dividing them into group A, to which placebo (preservative vehicle + purified water) was applied and to group B flower essences (preservative vehicle + purified water + floral essence tincture) was applied. The treatment lasted one month and the students were evaluated through pretreatment surveys and during treatment to observe their evolution. Data tabulation was performed

using Excel vs 2013, SPSS vs 18 trial version and SPAD vs 56, whose results indicate that flower

essences

do not show statistically significant effectiveness when compared with placebo; however, there was a correlation between the application of the treatment and the improvement of the small ones, without finding differences between the groups. Therefore, statistically it is not possible to conclude on the effectiveness of the essences to treat symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in minors. Further studies of the subject are recommended in other age populations.