Effects of sweet orange aromatherapy on pain and anxiety during needle insertion among patients undergoing hemodialysis: A quasi‐experimental study

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 inserti...

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Published in:	Nursing forum (Hillsdale) Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 425 - 432
Main Authors:	Reyes, Ma. Catherine Grace Mendoza, Reyes, Ma. Corrine Grace Mendoza, Ribay, Krystal Gale Lastrella, Paragas, Emmanuel Dayao
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Hindawi Limited 01-07-2020
Subjects:	Adult Anxiety Anxiety - psychology Anxiety - therapy Aromatherapy Aromatherapy - methods Aromatherapy - standards Aromatherapy - statistics & numerical data Chronic pain Citrus sinensis Dialysis Female Hemodialysis Humans Kidney diseases Male Middle Aged needle insertion Nurses Nursing Pain Pain - etiology Pain Management - methods Pain Management - standards Pain Management - statistics & numerical data Philippines Punctures - adverse effects Punctures - methods Quasi-experimental methods Renal Dialysis - adverse effects Renal Dialysis - psychology Trait anxiety Philippines hemodialysis anxiety pain needle insertion aromatherapy
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Summary:	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.
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ISSN:	0029-6473 1744-6198
DOI:	10.1111/nuf.12447