The Effectiveness of Lavender Aromatherapy for Dysmenorrhea

Abstract

Background: Dysmenorrhea is a common health problem which may have a negative impact for adolescent female at school, workplace, activities and psychological status. Methods: The aim of this literature review is to determine the effect of inhalation lavender aromatherapy in adolescent by identifying the dosage, pain scale before and after intervention also the p-value from all articles that has been found. The method used by the author is a literature review. Searching process within an article database from Google Scholar and Science Direct which was recently published in 2016 to 2021 based on the keywords “Lavender aromatherapy and dysmenorrhea”. We found 6 articles that met our inclusion and exclusion criteria. These articles were conducted in Indonesia. Results: Based on the results of the review, the authors concluded that the average age of the respondents who experienced dysmenorrhea were in middle adolescence and late adolescence. The inhalation of lavender aromatherapy most dominant used vaporizer for 10 minutes. The average doses of intervention is 5 drops of essential oil. After interventions showed a reduction in menstrual pain scale from moderate to mild. A p value less than 0.05 which means there is significant influence giving inhalation using lavender aromatherapy to decrease dysmenorrhea. Conclusions: Inhalation of lavender aromatherapy effectively reduced dysmenorrhea in adolescent female.