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Effects of sweet orange aromatherapy on pain and anxiety during needle insertion among patients undergoing hemodialysis: A quasi‐experimental study
Author(s) -
Reyes Ma. Catherine Grace Mendoza,
Reyes Ma. Corrine Grace Mendoza,
Ribay Krystal Gale Lastrella,
Paragas Emmanuel Dayao
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nursing forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.618
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1744-6198
pISSN - 0029-6473
DOI - 10.1111/nuf.12447
Subject(s) - aromatherapy , anxiety , medicine , hemodialysis , orange (colour) , visual analogue scale , rating scale , physical therapy , anesthesia , surgery , psychology , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology , horticulture , biology , developmental psychology
Purpose Patients undergoing hemodialysis experience pain and anxiety during needle insertion, and the scientific interest in aromatherapy in reducing pain and anxiety is increasing. Thus, this study aimed to determine the effects of sweet orange aromatherapy on pain and anxiety during needle insertion in hemodialysis. Design Quasi‐experimental, pretest, and posttest. Methods This study was carried out among 50 patients with chronic kidney disease who were non‐randomly assigned to either sweet orange aromatherapy or calm breathing in three outpatient hemodialysis centers in the Philippines between July and August 2015. The numeric rating scale and adapted state‐trait anxiety inventory were utilized to measure pain and anxiety. Results After the intervention, both the pain and anxiety scores were significantly lower for patients who received sweet orange aromatherapy than those who received calm breathing. The results obtained modest effect sizes that imply high practical significance. Conclusion The sweet orange aromatherapy can be effective in reducing pain and anxiety. Thus, this can be used by nurses as an alternative and complementary approach to reduce both pain and anxiety in painful procedures like needle insertion.