Wilkinson Susie
Director of Studies in the Liverpool Marie Curie Centre, Speke Road, Liverpool, and Honorary Lecturer in the Department of Nursing, University of Liverpool.
Int J Palliat Nurs. 1995 Jan 2;1(1):21-30. doi: 10.12968/ijpn.1995.1.1.21.
Aromatherapy and massage have gained wide popularity among nurses in clinical practice in recent years. Many nurses in palliative care settings are using these therapies with the assumption that they improve patients' quality of life, but no research has yet investigated their effectiveness. A study was set up to assess the effects of massage and aromatherapy massage on cancer patients receiving palliative care. Patients received three full body massages over a 3-week period, with or without the essential oil Roman Chamomile. The measurements used were the Rotterdam Symptom Checklist (RSCL) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Post-test scores for all patients improved. These were statistically significant in the aromatherapy group on the RSCL physical symptom subscale, quality of life subscale and state anxiety scale. Responses to the post-therapy questionnaire indicate that patients consider the massage or aromatherapy to be beneficial in reducing anxiety, tension, pain and depression.
近年来，芳香疗法和按摩在临床实践中受到护士们的广泛欢迎。许多从事姑息治疗的护士在使用这些疗法时，都假定它们能提高患者的生活质量，但尚未有研究对其有效性进行调查。一项研究旨在评估按摩和芳香按摩对接受姑息治疗的癌症患者的影响。患者在3周内接受了三次全身按摩，按摩过程中使用或不使用罗马洋甘菊精油。所使用的测量工具为鹿特丹症状清单（RSCL）和状态-特质焦虑量表。所有患者的测试后分数均有所改善。在RSCL身体症状子量表、生活质量子量表和状态焦虑量表上，芳香疗法组的这些改善具有统计学意义。对治疗后问卷的回答表明，患者认为按摩或芳香疗法有助于减轻焦虑、紧张、疼痛和抑郁。
