Lavender Aromatherapy Research Articles

The Effect of Aromatherapy on Hemodialysis-Related Nausea: A Case Report

BACKGROUND: After hemodialysis, complications may occur and one of them that problematic is hemodialysis-related nausea. Information is still unclear about aromatherapy concerning nausea-related to hemodialysis. This study aimed to describe the effect of aromatherapy on nausea after hemodialysis procedures. CASE PRESENTATION: A 51-year-old female, undergoing routine hemodialysis, experienced severe hemodialysis-related nausea. Her nausea occurred a day after dialysis and existed for 3–4 days and this repeated as a cycle that affected her appetite, food intake, and general condition. The daily measurements of nausea used the visual analog scale and the nausea severity scale before and after the intervention. In addition, a manual book with a packet containing nausea education, protocol of intervention, and monitoring sheets, was provided. For two weeks, the application of two drops of lavender aromatherapy was given on a humid cotton swab and inhaled for 5 min. In addition, education explained oral hygiene using warm water when waking up in the morning and before eating food. There was a decrease in the intensity of nausea from severe to none based on daily measurements and from severe nausea (score: 21) to moderate nausea (score: 10) after the 2-weeks intervention. Thus, the patient could enjoy eating without any uncomfortable feeling of nausea. CONCLUSION: Lavender aromatherapy was demonstrated as a complementary therapy in overcoming nausea after dialysis among CKD patients. This report could provide a novel therapeutic modality for hemodialysis patients suffering hemodialysis-related nausea.

The intervention of Lavender Aroma Therapy to Reduce the Pain Intensity of Dysmenorrhea In Adolescent

Background: dysmenorrhea is a common problem for women in Indonesia and the world. According to WHO (2017) it is estimated that 90% of women worldwide have experienced dysmenorrhea, and 10-15% of them have experienced severe dysmenorrhea. This condition requires pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment. One of them gave lavender aromatherapy. Objective: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of applying lavender aromatherapy procedures to clients with dysmenorrhea. Methods: This study used a qualitative design with a case study approach to describe in-depth information and explore clients' problems with dysmenorrhea in fulfilling their comfort needs by using lavender aromatherapy. Variable independent was lavender aroma therapy. The dependent variable was pain level. Results: Giving lavender aromatherapy for three consecutive days within ± 30 minutes as much as 2 x 1 day in the morning and evening was proven to reduce the intensity of dysmenorrhea pain in Ms. B from a scale of 6 to 1, while Ms. Ra experienced a decrease in pain intensity from a scale of 7 into 2. The difference in the final results of the decrease in pain intensity was more due to the difference in the initial pain intensity in the two patients. Conclusion: Non-pharmacological methods with lavender aromatherapy are effective in reducing the intensity of dysmenorrhea pain, so this method can be widely implemented to reduce cases of dysmenorrhea in adolescents.

The Effect of The Combination of Prenatal Yoga and Lavender Aromatherapy on The Sleep Quality of Third Trimester Pregnant Women at Puskesmas I Denpasar Selatan in 2022

Gangguan tidur dan kelelahan adalah kondisi yang paling sering dialami oleh ibu hamil. Sebesar 97% ibu hamil di Indonesia akan mengalami gangguan tidur pada usia kehamilan memasuki trimester ketiga. Beberapa alternatif terapi yang dapat memperbaiki kualitas tidur ibu hamil adalah dengan yoga, aromaterapi, pemijatan, akupresure dan refleksi. Dalam gerakan yoga terkandung efek relaksasi yang dapat menstabilkan emosi ibu hamil, sedangkan terapi non farmakologis yang dapat digunakan untuk mengatasi kesulitan tidur yang dirasakan oleh ibu hamil, yaitu dengan aromaterapi, salah satunya dengan aromaterapi lavender. Aromaterapi lavender memiliki senyawa sedative dan anti neurodepresive yang dapat memberikan efek rileks dan dapat mengatasi kesulitan tidur yang dialami oleh ibu hamil trimester ketiga. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh yoga prenatal yang dipadukan dengan pemberian aromaterapi lavender terhadap kualitas tidur ibu hamil trimester III.
 Penelitian ini menggunakan rancangan quasi eksperiment yang akan mengukur langsung perubahan kualitas tidur responden sebelum dan setelah diberikannya perlakuan. Penelitian dilaksanakan di Puskesmas I Denpasar Timur pada bulan September-Oktober 2022. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini secara accidental sampling. Jumlah sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah 30 responden yang akan dibagi menjadi dua kelompok yaitu kelompok perlakuan dan kelompok kontrol.
 Dari hasil penelitian diperoleh bahwa sebagian besar ibu hamil berada pada rentang umur 20-35 tahun, sebagian besar ibu hamil termasuk dalam kategori multigravida dan hamper seluruh ibu hamil belum pernah melakukan yoga prenatal. Terdapat pengaruh yang signifikan dengan p < 0.05 dari pemberian yoga prenatal yang dipadukan dengan pemberian aromaterapi lavender terhadap peningkatan kualitas tidur ibu hamil trimester III. Diharapkan setiap tenaga kesehatan dapat memberikan pelayanan berupa pemberian yoga prenatal yang dipadukan dengan pemberian aromaterapi lavender untuk mengatasi gangguan tidur yang sering dirasakan oleh ibu hamil pada trimester III.

LINALOOL IN LAVENDER AROMATHERAPY REDUCE LABOR PAIN

Labor is the time that pregnant women look forward to experience and feel happiness. In labor there are uterine contractions that cause pain, although pain is a physiological process, if not treated immediately it will have a negative impact on the mother and baby. This study aims to reduce pain during the first stage of the active phase of labor. In the journal tracking methodology section, Aromatherapy Lavender pain Labor with Boolean operators used for this journal search are "OR" and "AND". The data sources used for related journal searches are PubMed and Google Scholer. In the search for journals on E-Data based, it is limited to 10 years of publication, which is in the range of 2012 to 2022. The pain scale was obtained after the pretest, when the mother experienced contractions, which was on a scale of 4 (moderate pain). Meanwhile, after being given the intervention, namely giving lavender aromatherapy for 60 minutes, a posttest was carried out after 30 minutes, a pain scale of 3 (mild pain) was obtained, which means that there is an effect of giving lavender aromatherapy to the reduction of labor pain in the first stage of the active phase in maternity. Lavender aromatherapy can reduce labor pain in the active phase of the 1st stage because it contains linalool and eklephalin which can reduce pain naturally. Therefore, it is better for mothers who will give birth to choose lavender aromatherapy as an alternative that mothers can choose to reduce pain during labor

Different Effect of Cytrus (Orange) and Lavender Aromatherapy towards Anxiety Level

Anxiety that occurs continuously, irrationally and increasing in intensity, can interfere with daily activities and become an anxiety disorder. The purpose of the study was to identify differences in the effectiveness of citrus aromatherapy (orange) compared to lavender aromatherapy on anxiety levels in nursing students in dealing with thesis at Tribhuwana Tunggadewi University, Malang. The design of the study used a quasi-experimental design using a two group pre-test-post-test design approach. Respondents in this study were nursing students who were undergoing thesis as many as 66 people, from a population of 83 people with simple random sampling technique. The instrument in this study used experimental intervention. Analysis using Wilcoxon and Mann Whitney test. The result of this analysis was that citrus aromatherapy (orange) with p-value 0.000 and lavender aromatherapy with p-value 0.000, meant that cytus (orange) aromatherapy and lavender aromatherapy both significantly reduce anxiety levels. However, there was a significant difference between citrus aromatherapy (orange) and lavender aromatherapy on the level of anxiety in students who were working on their thesis at Tribhuwana Tunggadewi University, Malang, which was shown with a p-value of 0.000. It is hoped that further researchers can see or measure which is the most effective between citrus aromatherapy (orange) compared to lavender aromatherapy.

Pemberian Aroma Terapi Lavender (Lavandula Angustifolia) Dan Terapi Musik Langgam Jawa Terhadap Kualitas Dan Kuantitas Tidur Lansia Insomnia Berbasis Teori Adaptasi Roy

Objective: Insomnia is a sleep problem that most often occurs in the elderly due to aging. Sleep problems affect the quality and quantity of sleep in the elderly. Lavender aromatherapy and Javanese traditional music is one way to increase the need for sleep. This study aims to analyze the effect of the combination of lavender aromatherapy and Javanese traditional music on sleep quality and quantity of insomniac elderly.Methods: This study design was a quasi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test control group. The number of samples was 36 respondents who were divided into two groups using purposive sampling with inclusion criteria. The independent variable in this study was a combination of lavender aromatherapy and Javanese traditional music, while the dependent variable was the sleep quality and quantity of the insomniac elderly. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test and Mann Whitney Test with a significance level of 0.05Results: There was an effect of the combination of lavender aromatherapy and Javanese traditional music on sleep quality (p=0.000) and sleep quantity (p=0.001) in the treatment group. The control group there was no effect on sleep quality outcomes (p=0.564) and sleep quantity (p=0.157). The comparison revealed differences in the post test sleep quality (p=0.000) and sleep quantity (p=0.005).Conclusion: The combination of lavender aromatherapy and Javanese traditional music has a significant effect on sleep quality and quantity of insomniac elderly. It is hoped that nursing services will modify this combination of non-pharmacological therapies so as to create more professional and quality nursing services in the health sector.

Effectiveness of Warm Compress and Lavender Aromatherapy in Reducing Dysmenorrhea Pain

Cases of dysmenorrhea are quite high among college students, ranging from 53% to 86%. If this problem is not resolved immediately, it will have an impact on decreasing learning activities, social activities and student learning achievements. One of the non-pharmacological treatments that can be done alone is with warm compresses and lavender aromatherapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of warm compress and lavender aromatherapy to reduce dysmenorrhea. This pre-experimental study involved two groups (warm compress group and the lavender aromatherapy group) with purposive sampling. The number of samples is 30 respondents. Pain is measured by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Statistical test with paired sample t-test and independent t-test. The results showed that there was a decrease in the dysmenorrhea pain scale after intervention. In the warm compress group it decreased from 4.00 to 2.93 (p = 0.001). In the lavender aromatherapy group, from a scale of 3.40 to 2.60 (p=0.001). From the results of the difference in the effect of warm compresses and lavender aromatherapy, it shows a p-value of 0.575, Its means can be said that warm compresses and lavender aromatherapy are both effective. in reducing dysmenorrhea

The effect of lavender aromatherapy on the level of intraoperative anxiety in caesarean case under spinal anesthesia: A randomized controlled trial

BackgroundPreoperative anxiety can be reduced by aromatherapy. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of lavender aromatherapy in reducing intraoperative anxiety in patients undergoing caesarean section (CS) under spinal anesthesia. MethodsThis study was two-armed and randomized controlled trial. A total of 96 patients who were scheduled for CS were randomly divided into two groups: the aromatherapy (A) group (n=48), comprising patients who were randomized to receive lavender aromatherapy with mask oxygen after the birth of the baby, and the control (C) group (n=48), comprising patients who inhaled carrier oil. During the preoperative period, baseline anxiety levels and Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain scores were recorded using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-I) scale. After birth, two drops of oil were inhaled in an oxygen mask for 5 min. After 5 min, the Ramsey Sedation Scale was evaluated, and patients with a score of 1 received 2 mg of intravenous midazolam for sedation. The STAI-I and VAS pain scores were re-evaluated at the third postoperative hour. ResultsThe primary outcome was the significant reduction in the need for midazolam brought about by lavender aromatherapy, and the secondary outcomes included postoperative third-hour STAI-I scores, intraoperative complications and patient satisfaction. ConclusionThe effectiveness of lavender aromatherapy, which reduced the need for intraoperative anxiolytics, can be offered as an alternative for pregnant women who undergo CS under spinal anesthesia.

Midwifery Complementary Treatment with The Application of Oxytocin Massage Using Lavender Aromatherapy Oil on Breast Milk Production in Postpartum Mothers

Introduction: One of the non-pharmacological methods used to increase breast milk production is known as complementary care, one of which is by giving oxytocin massage using lavender aromatherapy oil. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of oxytocin massage using lavender aromatherapy oil on postpartum mother's milk production.
 Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental with pre-test and post-test with a control group. The sample in this study were postpartum mothers with a sample size of 15 respondents in the treatment group and 15 respondents in the control group who met the criteria. The intervention group received oxytocin massage services with lavender aromatherapy oil starting on the 2nd day postpartum, while the control group received breastfeeding assistance, then on the 6th day both groups measured milk production using a Brust Pump. The instrument used is the observation sheet. Hypothesis testing was carried out using the Mann-Whitney test.
 Results: Based on the calculation of the Mann-Whitney test, the sig value (p value) is 0.000, where p value <0.05, which means that oxytocin massage using lavender aromatherapy oil has a significant effect on maternal milk production in normal postpartum.
 Conclusion: Combination complementary therapy between oxytocin massage and lavender aromatherapy can increase breast milk production in postpartum mothers in Denpasar City.

Pengaruh Pemberian Aromaterapi Lavender pada Penderita Hipertensi dengan Gangguan Rasa Nyaman

Hypertension is a condition of increased pressure that can cause various complications. This study aims to determine the effect of giving lavender aromatherapy to hypertensive clients with comfort disorders. This research uses a case study method with a nursing process approach. The study was conducted on March 25, 2022 to March 10, 2022. The number of respondents was 2 people with an intervention time of 4 days. The research was conducted in the working area of 23 Ilir Health Center Palembang. The results showed that after the intervention of giving lavender aromatherapy, there was a change in the pain scale from a pain scale of 5 to 1 in 2 clients. The intervention of giving lavender aromatherapy has an effect on reducing the comfort of hypertensive clients with headaches

Effects of Lavender Aromatherapy on Stress Horses

Effects of Lavender Aromatherapy on Stress Horses

EFEKTIVITAS PEMBERIAN AROMA TERAPI LAVENDER TERHADAP PENGURANGAN MUAL MUNTAH PADA IBU HAMIL TRIMESTER 1

Abstract
 Excessive nausea and vomiting that occurs in pregnant women can cause electrolyte imbalances, weight loss, dehydration, ketosis, and nutritional deficiencies. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of giving lavender aromatherapy to reduce nausea and vomiting in first trimester pregnant women. The analysis used in this research is dependent and independent sample t-test. The results of this study showed a significant decrease in nausea and vomiting in the intervention group after giving lavender aromatherapy as evidenced by the T test, p value = 0.000 (p value <0.05).
 Keywords: aromatherapy, pregnant women, nausea and vomiting

PENGARUH PIJAT AROMA TERAPI TERHADAP NYERI PERSALINAN DI BPS ZAHRA PUTRI PRATAMA, SST

Background: Labor pain as an unpleasant feeling that is an individual response that accompanies in the process of labor due to changes in physiological function of the birth canal and uterus. Pain is felt very subjective and individual. Objective: To determine the effect of aromatherapy massage using lavender oil to labor pain during the first phase of activation in primigravida mother at midwife Private Practice Zahra Putri Pratama, SST, midwives Private Practice Sudilah, Amd.Keb Metro City 2018. Method: Quantitative research type, This research design is pre experiment with One Group Pre-test approach - Post-test Design. The population in this study is the total of pregnant women aterem in April at BPS Zahra and Sudilah as many as 30 pregnant women. The sample in this study amounted to 24 people. Sampling in this research by accidental sampling. Data collection using observation sheets. The analysis used t-test dependent test statistic. Known average labor pain before given with average score value of labor pain frequency 6.62 With Severe Pain. Known Average Pain of labor after being given with an average score score of the frequency of labor pain 3.62 With Moderate Pain. There was an effect of lavender aromatherapy massage on the active stage I labor phase with P-Value 0.000 value. It is expected that midwives can apply to every patient who will give birth so that the labor pain that the mother can feel is reduced by massage using lavender aromatherapy.

The Effect of Lavender Aromatherapy on Menstrual Pain Intensity (Dysmenorrhea) on the Nursing Students

Introduction: Most women often experience menstrual period complaints such as menstrual pain or dysmenorrhea. One of the non-pharmacological ways to lower the pain level in a person experiencing dysmenorrhea or menstrual pain is lavender aromatherapy. Aromatherapy lavender is a method that uses lavender essential oil containing linalool and linalyl acetate which is beneficial in reducing painful menstruation. The purpose of this research is to know the difference in dysmenorrhea intensity before and after giving lavender aromatherapy to a nursing student at a higher nursing education in Surabaya, Indonesia. Method: This study used a pre-pre-experimental design with one group pre-test and post-test design method. The research was done on 103 nursing students who have undergone dysmenorrhea using a quota sampling technique. Analysis of the data used the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test with α- levels significance = 0.05 (p=0.05). Results: The results showed a difference in menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) before and after giving lavender aromatherapy. p-value was <0.001 which means there is a difference in menstrual pain intensity (dysmenorrhea) before and after giving lavender aromatherapy to a nursing student at a higher nursing education in Surabaya, Indonesia. Conclusions: Lavender aromatherapy is reducing menstrual pain intensity in the nursing student at STIKES Artha Bodhi Iswara Surabaya. Lavender aromatherapy is one of the non-pharmacological methods that can reduce the pain intensity of dysmenorrhea in women.

A Literature Review: The Effect of Giving Lavender Aromatherapy On Sleep Quality In The Elderly

Elderly is the final stage of the development of the human life cycle, aging is generally defined as a progressive physiological decline after the reproductive stage of life. Common health problems in the elderly are sleep disturbances. Sleep disorders or insomnia is a condition of a person who does not get enough sleep at night, wakes up at night, or wakes up too early. The purpose of the literature review: to study the effect of using lavender aromatherapy on sleep quality in the elderly. The method used is a traditional review with the samples being accredited national and international journals. With inclusion criteria, national and international journals from different databases were selected independently by the researcher. The results: the use of lavender aromatherapy improves sleep quality in the elderly, with p value = 0.000. Improved sleep quality occurs by giving essential oils every night for 7 consecutive days. Conclusion: the use of lavender aromatherapy can be used to improve sleep quality in the elderly. Suggestion: for the elderly who have sleep disorders, you can use 5-6 drops of lavender aromatherapy oil on their pillows every night before going to bed.

Effectiveness Of Classical Music Therapy And The Use Of Lavender Aromatherapy On Anxiety During Childbirth In Maternity

Anxiety is a feeling of discomfort or excessive fear of a person. Anxiety during childbirth is an inconvenience for the mother giving birth so that there is a fear of her birth. Anxiety can be overcome with non-pharmacological therapies such as classical music and lavender armmatherapy. To determine the effectiveness of classical music therapy and the use of lavender aromatherapy on anxiety during childbirth in women giving birth at Belinda Clinic. This study was conducted in a quasi-experimental one group pre-test and post-test design with a quantitative approach. The sample of this research is the total population of 30 mothers giving birth at Belinda Clinic by accidental sampling. when the research was conducted September, October, November, and December 2019. The results of univariate analysis are the majority of anxiety levels before being given treatment, namely moderate anxiety levels totaling 16 people (53.33%) and after treatment, the majority of mild anxiety levels are 18 people (60%). The results of the bivariate analysis showed that there was a difference before and after the level of anxiety during childbirth using classical music therapy and the use of lavender aromatherapy with a p-value of 0.000 Conclusions and Suggestions: the health sector, especially midwives, to reduce anxiety levels in maternity mothers by using classical music therapy and the use of lavender aromatherapy

Aromaterapi Lavender melalui Humidifier terhadap Kualitas Tidur Pasien Kanker Payudara

This study aims to identify the effect of lavender aromatherapy intervention on the sleep quality of breast cancer patients. The research method used is quantitative with a randomized controlled trial design with a control group pretest-posttest design. The results showed a difference in the mean sleep quality in the intervention group and the control group after being given the intervention with a p-value of 0.005 (p < 0.05). In conclusion, lavender aromatherapy is recommended as an alternative therapy to improve the sleep quality of breast cancer patients.
 
 Keywords: Lavender Aromatherapy, Breast Cancer, Sleep Quality

The Effectiveness of Lavender Aromatherapy for Dysmenorrhea

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.

MANFAAT HYPNOBIRTHING DAN DIFUSE AROMATHERAPY LAVENDER TERHADAP LAMA PERSALINAN KALA I DAN II

The prolonged first and second stage of labor will cause various maternal and fetal complications. Methods for mothers to feel relaxed is the hypnobirthing relaxation method and using Lavender Aromatherapy. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of the combination of hypnobirthing and diffuse lavender aromatherapy on the duration of labor in the I and II stages. This type of research is quantitative, quasi-experimental design with posttest only control group design. The population of this study was all mothers giving birth in the Tengaran Health Center Work Area in August 2021 with a total of 20 respondents. The sample is set at 10 respondents per group. The sampling technique in this research is purposive sampling. Data analysis used univariate and bivariate analysis using independent t-test and Mann Whitney. The duration of the first stage of labor in the group that gave the combination of hypnobirthing and diffuse lavender aromatherapy had an average length of the first stage of 289.5 minutes, the median of 290 minutes, the average length of the second stage of 29 minutes, and the median of 30 minutes. The control group had an average length of the first stage of 330 minutes, a median of 340 minutes, an average length of the second stage of 38.5 minutes, a median of 40 minutes. There is an effect of the combination of hypnobirthing and diffuse aromatherapy lavender on the duration of labor in the first and second stages (0.0010.05 and 0.0060.05).

THE EFFECT OF MASSAGE EFFLEURAGE WITH LAVENDER AROMATHERAPY ON THE INTENSITY OF DYMENORORE PAIN IN ADOLESCENT WOMEN IN THE PABELAN HEALTH CENTER

ABSTRACT
 
 The incidence of dysmenorrhea in the world is very large, at least 45-90% of women experience dysmenorrhea during the reproductive years. Several self-care measures can be taken for the management of menstrual pain. One of the non-pharmacological methods to reduce pain intensity can be done by using effleurage massage and lavender aromatherapy.
 This study aims to find out the effect of massage effleurage combination of lavender aromatherapy on the intensity of dysmenorrhea pain in adolescent women in the working area of Pabelan Health Center.
 The research method used is quantitative using a quasi-experimental approach. The sampling technique used non-probability sampling/non-random, the number of samples was 28 people according to the specified criteria. Massage effleurage combined with lavender aromatherapy for 10 minutes. The act of giving 3 drops of lavender aromatherapy into 40 ml of water through a diffuser that will be turned on during massage effleurage therapy
 The result of this study was that there was a difference in disminore pain in adolescent women before and after the intervention of Massage Effleurage therapy combined with lavender aromatherapy in the working area of Pabelan Health Center of Semarang Regency (P-value = 0.000).
 
 Keywords: Dysmenorrhea, Lavender Aromatherapy, Massage Effleurage,