The effect of lavender essential oil aromatherapy on sleep quality in hemodialysis patients

Abstract

Hemodialysis is a long-term therapy that must be undertaken by patients with chronic kidney disease. Patients who undergoing therapy for a very long time will have an impact on the patient's psychology. One of the psychological effects that arise is sleep disorder. Poor sleep quality can lead to physiological changes, the endocrine system, the cardiovascular system, the immune and nervous systems. To overcome sleep disorder in hemodialysis patients, nonpharmacological options can be used, namely Lavender Essential Oil Aromatherapy via inhalation. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Lavender Essential Oil Aromatherapy on Sleep Quality in Hemodialysis Patients. The study was conducted on 32 hemodialysis patients, divided into two groups, there are 16 intervention groups and 16 control groups. The intervention was carried out for 3 times of administration during intra hemodialysis. The instrument used is the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) applied pre and posttest. Test data analysis using the independent samples test showed that there was a different in the average score for sleep quality with a p value of 0.000, it means that there was an increase in sleep quality in patients undergoing hemodialysis for intervention groups. Lavender Essential Oil Aromatherapy can be applied as an effective nursing intervention to overcome sleep quality disorder in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

The Effect of Topical Application of Lavender Lipogel on Sleep Quality and Well-being in Patients Undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis: A Randomized Clinical Trial

“…The score of each dimension of sleep quality after inhalation was significantly lower than before inhaling the essential oil. In other words, inhaling lavender essential oil improved sleep quality, including subjective sleep quality, sleep latency, sleep adequacy, sleep duration, and daily sleep dysfunction in hemodialysis patients (19). This study's results align with those of the present study.…”

“…Numerous studies have examined the effects of lavender on anxiety, depression, stress, fatigue, and pain in patients undergoing hemodialysis and have reported positive results (7,17,18). Several studies have shown that aromatherapy with lavender essential oil can improve the sleep quality of patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (19,20). However, a study reported that aromatherapy with lavender essential oil had no significant effect on sleep quality in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis (21).…”

Effect of progressive muscle relaxation technique on anxiety and sleep quality among hemodialysis patients

“…In addition, George et al, [20] reported that severe anxiety level was found among HD patients. While Setyaningrum et al, [21] proved that the highest percent of HD patients was suffering from sleep problems. In addition, several studies show that better function of PMR in managing the symptoms associated with anxiety and sleep problem in patients with HD.…”