The Effectiveness of Peppermint Aromatherapy in Reducing Nausea in Patients With Chemotherapy at Jendral Ahmad Yani Metro Hospital

Abstract

Chemotherapy is a chemical used to control and destroy cancer cells. The most common side effect of chemotherapy is nausea. The current of management nausea with pharmacology therapy. Chemotherapy patients who receivese antiemetics still feel nauseous. The purpose in this research was to analyze the effectiveness of peppermint aromatherapy to reduce nausea in patients chemotherapy. This research used quantitative methode with quasy experiment pretest and posttest group designs. The Sampling used non probability with concecutive for 16 respondents in control group and 16 respondents in the intervention group. Pretest measurements were carried out before the intervention (in the intervention group) and before routine care (in the control group). The intervention carried out was giving 5 drops of peppermint aromatherapy to a tissue and inhaled for 5 minutes. The intervention was given for 1 day 2 times in the morning and evening. Posttest measurements were carried out the next day after the intervention  and routine care. The analysis of  data using Wilcoxon Sign Rank test. The results of this research showed that the decrease in nausea scale in the intervention group was higher (7.87) than the control group (3.87). This shows that there is a difference in  mean scale of nausea in the control group and the intervention group before and after giving peppermint aromatherapy with Pvalue = 0.001. The conclusion of this research  is that peppermint aromatherapy is effective in reducing nausea in patients with chemotherapy. Chemotherapy patients can use inhaled peppermint aromatherapy as an alternative option in reducing nausea other than antiemetics.