Aydinli Ayşe, Karadağ Songül
Süleyman Demirel University, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Isparta, Turkey.
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Çukurova University, Adana 01038, Turkey.
Explore (NY). 2023 Jan-Feb;19(1):115-120. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2022.08.010. Epub 2022 Aug 20.
Constipation, which is commonly seen in the elderly and negatively affects an individual's physical and psychological well-being, is a treatable health problem. This study was conducted as a randomized controlled experimental study to investigate the effect of abdominal massage applied with lavender and ginger oil on constipation for elderly individuals.
The study examined a total of 40 elderly individuals who lived in a nursing home and suffered from constipation. Elderly individuals in the intervention group underwent 15 min of aromatherapy massage for 5 weekdays per week for 4 weeks. No intervention was conducted for individuals in the control group.
While the Bristol Stool Chart and the Constipation Severity Scale scores were similar in the intervention and control groups of elderly individuals at the first follow-up (p > 0.05), in the second and fourth week after the application, scores in the Bristol Stool Chart increased significantly and scores in the Constipation Severity Scale decreased significantly in the intervention group compared to the control group (p < 0.05).
It was determined that aromatherapy massage applied to elderly individuals experiencing constipation softened stool consistency, decreased constipation severity, and reduced symptoms associated with constipation.
便秘在老年人中较为常见，会对个体的身心健康产生负面影响，是一个可治疗的健康问题。本研究作为一项随机对照实验研究，旨在调查薰衣草和姜油腹部按摩对老年便秘患者的影响。
该研究共纳入40名居住在养老院且患有便秘的老年人。干预组的老年人每周5个工作日接受15分钟的芳香疗法按摩，持续4周。对照组未进行任何干预。
在首次随访时，老年干预组和对照组的布里斯托大便分类法（Bristol Stool Chart）及便秘严重程度量表评分相似（p>0.05），但在应用后的第二周和第四周，干预组的布里斯托大便分类法评分显著增加，便秘严重程度量表评分显著低于对照组（p<0.05）。
研究确定，对老年便秘患者进行芳香疗法按摩可软化大便质地，降低便秘严重程度，并减轻便秘相关症状。
