Students Research Committee, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2019 Aug;36:64-68. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.05.005. Epub 2019 May 29.
Fatigue is a common complication of hemodialysis. This study aimed to compare the effects of aromatherapy with essential oils of lavender and orange on the fatigue of hemodialysis patients.
Ninety subjects were randomly allocated into three groups of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil, aromatherapy with orange essential oil and control. Data collection tool was the Fatigue Severity Scale. In each experimental group, subjects inhaled five drops of lavender essential oil and orange essential oil.
The difference in the mean of fatigue before and after the intervention in each of the experimental groups was statistically significant, but this difference was not significant in the control group. Between the two groups of aromatherapy, no significant difference was observed in terms of the mean fatigue after the intervention.
Aromatherapy with lavender essential oil and orange essential oil might reduce fatigue in hemodialysis patients.
疲劳是血液透析的常见并发症。本研究旨在比较薰衣草和甜橙精油芳香疗法对血液透析患者疲劳的影响。
90 名受试者被随机分为薰衣草精油芳香疗法组、甜橙精油芳香疗法组和对照组。疲劳严重程度量表是数据收集工具。在每个实验组中,受试者吸入五滴薰衣草精油和甜橙精油。
每个实验组干预前后的疲劳均值差异有统计学意义,但对照组差异无统计学意义。在干预后疲劳均值方面,两组芳香疗法之间没有观察到显著差异。
薰衣草精油和甜橙精油芳香疗法可能会减轻血液透析患者的疲劳。