The Effects of Sleep and Touch Therapy Accompanied By Music and Aromatherapy on the Impact Level of Fibromyalgia, Fatigue and Sleep Quality in Fibromyalgia Patients

Abstract

AIM: The aim of this study is to determine the effects of sleep and touch therapy accompanied by music and aromatherapy on the impact level of fibromyalgia, fatigue and sleep quality in fibromyalgia patients. Although the literature on fibromiyalgia mentions that fatigue and sleep disorders are prevalent in fibromyalgia patients and that some alternative methods facilitate sleep and diminish the sensitivity to fatigue, there is no program used in the hospitals for the fibromiyalji patients in Turkey. METHOD: The study employed a pre-test post-test control group model. Data were collected by using a Personal Information Form, a Fatigue Severity Scale, a Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and a Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire Scale. During the theraphy used music and aroma. This study was carried out between September 2009 and March 2011, Trabzon, Turkey. Each groups were randomly selected. The therapy lasted for 6 weeks of two sessions a week for each patient, and each session lasted 30-35 minutes. The questionnaires that had been implemented at the last meeting were administered once again. RESULTS: The study found that there are positive changes on sleep quality, fibromyalgia impact level, and fatigue level between the pre-treatment and post-treatment(p