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- Title
Comparison of aromatherapy with lavender and Damask rose essential oils on nausea rate in patients undergoing chemotherapy - a randomised control trial.
- Authors
Tohidi, Shahin; Kordvarkaneh, Zahra; Shayan, Arezoo; Oshvandi, Khodayar; Abbasi, Mohammad; Moradkhani, Shirin; Ahmadinia, Hassan
- Abstract
Introduction Chemotherapy-induced nausea is an unsettled issue in cancer patients. As such, aromatherapy is attaining increasing attention as an inexpensive nursing intervention with fewer side effects than chemical drugs, and an increased sense of well-being. Materials and methods This randomised clinical trial was implemented with pre-test and post-test pattern on 115 cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy who met the inclusion criteria. Convenience sampling was employed to choose the participants, and then they were randomly assigned to four study groups including a lavender, a Damask rose, a combination of lavender and Damask rose, and a control group (who received distilled water). The study instrument consisted of a demographic questionnaire and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Participants completed the VAS scale before, and on the first, second, and third days after chemotherapy. The intervention initiated the first night after the start of chemotherapy. The collected data were analysed by SPPS-16 software using ANOVA, Xi2 and Repeated Measurements ANOVA tests. Results Over four specific periods, no significant difference was observed between the combined (i.e. lavender and Damask rose) and placebo groups (p=1), and also between the lavender and Damask rose groups (p=0.074); however, the difference between the other groups was significant (p<0.001). After chemotherapy, a significant reduction in the average nausea of patients was observed in the combined group; in other words, the effectiveness of the combined aroma in reducing nausea was more noticeable than the other methods. Conclusion Aromatherapy with lavender and Damask rose reduces nausea in patients undergoing chemotherapy.
- Subjects
ADJUVANT chemotherapy; LAVENDERS; ESSENTIAL oils; NAUSEA; ANALYSIS of variance; AROMATHERAPY; VISUAL analog scale; INTERVIEWING; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; CANCER patients; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICAL sampling; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Australian Journal of Herbal & Naturopathic Medicine, 2022, Vol 34, Issue 2, p60
- ISSN
2209-119X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33235/ajhnm.34.2.60-66