Comparing the effects of aromatherapy massage with passion flower and sesame essential oils on pain intensity among patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a randomized parallel trial

• Published in: Nursing and midwifery studies Vol. 12; no. 4; pp. 206 - 212
• Main Authors: Nasrin MosaHosseini, Ahmadreza Yazdannik, Gholamreza Massoumi, Narges Kheirollahi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kashan University of Medical Sciences 01-12-2023
• Subjects: aromatherapy; coronary artery bypass grafting; massage; pain measurement; passiflora
• ISSN: 2322-1488; 2322-1674
• DOI: 10.48307/nms.2023.412530.1248

Background: Pain is one of the most common complaints of patients after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the effects of aromatherapy massage with passion flower and sesame essential oils on postoperative pain intensity among patients with CABG surgery.Methods: This double-blind randomized parallel trial was conducted from November 2019 to April 2020. Sixty candidates for CABG were conveniently selected from Chamran hospital, Isfahan, Iran, and randomly allocated to group A (aromatherapy massage with passion flower essential oil) and group B (aromatherapy massage with sesame essential oil). Aromatherapy massage for all participants was provided in four twenty-minute sessions on four consecutive days. Pain intensity was assessed before and thirty minutes after aromatherapy massage using a visual analogue scale. The Chi-square, independent-samples t, were used to analyze the data.Results: The mean score of pain intensity in groups A and B was respectively 8.03±.08 and 7.23±1.38 on the first day, and 4.43±1.19 and 5.4±1.1 on the fourth day. A significant difference between the two groups was observed respecting the mean score of pain in the first, third, and fourth days (P < 0.05).Conclusion: Aromatherapy massage with passion flower essential oil is more effective than aromatherapy massage with sesame essential oil in significantly reducing pain intensity among patients with CABG surgery.