Evaluation of the Effect of Lavender Aroma on Fatigue Among Hemodialysis Patients

Elham Rahimi; Asieh Sedighi Chafjiri; Farideh Hasavari; Ehsan Kazem Nezhad Leyli; Maryam Naseri; Masoud Khosravi

doi:10.1097/HNP.0000000000000501

Evaluation of the Effect of Lavender Aroma on Fatigue Among Hemodialysis Patients

Holist Nurs Pract. 2022 Mar-Apr;36(2):76-84. doi: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000501.

Authors

Elham Rahimi¹, Asieh Sedighi Chafjiri, Farideh Hasavari, Ehsan Kazem Nezhad Leyli, Maryam Naseri, Masoud Khosravi

Affiliation

¹ Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery (Mss Rahimi, Sedighi Chafjiri, and Hasavari and Dr Kazem Nezhad Leyli), Faculty of Pharmacy (Dr Naseri), and Faculty of Medicine (Dr Khosravi), Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.

PMID: 35166248
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0000000000000501

Abstract

Fatigue is a complication of hemodialysis (HD). We examined the effect of aromatherapy on fatigue in 62 HD patients. Data were collected using a questionnaire and the Piper Fatigue Scale. It was found that fatigue decreased in the intervention group (P < .05). Lavender aromatherapy is useful in reducing fatigue.

MeSH terms

Fatigue / etiology
Fatigue / therapy
Humans
Lavandula*
Odorants
Oils, Volatile* / therapeutic use
Plant Oils
Renal Dialysis / adverse effects

Substances

Oils, Volatile
Plant Oils