Effect of aromatherapy interventions on hemodialysis complications: A systematic review

Aromatherapy, a CAM therapy, is a natural way of treating the mind, body and soul of individuals. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature to determine the effect of aromatherapy on hemodialysis complications. In this systematic review, international (PubMed, Google Scho...

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Published in:Complementary therapies in clinical practice 2018-08, Vol.32, p.130-138
Main Authors: Bouya, Salehoddin, Ahmadidarehsima, Sudabeh, Badakhsh, Mahin, Balouchi, Abbas, koochakzai, Maryam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alternative medicine
Anxiety
Anxiety - etiology
Anxiety - therapy
Aromatherapy
Complications
Dialysis
Evidence-based medicine
Fatigue
Fatigue - etiology
Fatigue - therapy
Hemodialysis
Hemodialysis complications
Humans
Intervention
Literature reviews
Mental depression
Mind and body
Nursing
Pain
Pain - etiology
Pain Management
Quality of life
Renal Dialysis - adverse effects
Sleep
Systematic review
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Aromatherapy, a CAM therapy, is a natural way of treating the mind, body and soul of individuals. The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature to determine the effect of aromatherapy on hemodialysis complications. In this systematic review, international (PubMed, Google Scholar, Web of Science, CINHAL, EMBASE and Scopus) and national databases (SID and Magiran) were searched from inception of the databases to 30 December 2017. The results showed that aromatherapy reduced some of the complications of hemodialysis, including anxiety, fatigue, pruritus, pain of arteriovenous fistula puncture, sleep quality, depression, stress and headache. In one case, it improved the quality of life of hemodialysis patients. Considering the complications and heavy costs of managing complications in patients undergoing hemodialysis, it appears that aromatherapy can be used as an inexpensive, fast-acting and effective treatment to reduce complications in hemodialysis patients. •A systematic review of 22 clinical trial and quasi-experimental studies.•The results of the studies reviewed demonstrate the beneficial effect of inhalation and massage aromatherapy on the complications of fatigue, anxiety, stress, headache, pruritus and depression in hemodialysis patients.•Dialysis health care team can use aromatherapy to reduce the complications of dialysis.
ISSN:1744-3881
1873-6947
DOI:10.1016/j.ctcp.2018.06.008