Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2014 Feb;20(1):1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.11.005. Epub 2013 Nov 22.
This study sought to determine the effects of lavender aromatherapy on pain following needle insertion into a fistula in patients undergoing hemodialysis.
This is a randomized controlled clinical trial in which 92 patients undergoing hemodialysis with arteriovenous fistulas were randomly divided into two groups. The experimental-group patients inhaled lavender essence with a concentration of 10% for 5 min during 3 hemodialysis sessions, while the control-group patients received aromatherapy free of lavender essence.
The mean VAS pain intensity score in the experimental and control groups before the intervention was 3.78 ± 0.24 and 4.16 ± 0.32, respectively (p = 0.35). The mean VAS pain intensity score in the experimental and control groups after three aromatherapy sessions was 2.36 ± 0.25 and 3.43 ± 0.31, respectively (p = 0.009).
Lavender aromatherapy may be an effective technique to reduce pain following needle insertion into a fistula in hemodialysis patients.
本研究旨在探讨薰衣草香薰疗法对血液透析患者动静脉瘘内针插入后疼痛的影响。
这是一项随机对照临床试验，92 名接受动静脉瘘血液透析的患者被随机分为两组。实验组患者在 3 次血液透析期间吸入浓度为 10%的薰衣草精油 5 分钟，而对照组患者接受不含薰衣草精油的香薰疗法。
干预前实验组和对照组的平均视觉模拟评分法（VAS）疼痛强度评分分别为 3.78±0.24 和 4.16±0.32（p=0.35）。三次香薰疗法后，实验组和对照组的平均 VAS 疼痛强度评分分别为 2.36±0.25 和 3.43±0.31（p=0.009）。
薰衣草香薰疗法可能是一种有效减轻血液透析患者动静脉瘘内针插入后疼痛的技术。
