ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The present study was conducted as a randomised controlled design in order to evaluate the effect of lavender oil inhalation on pain development during vascular access among patients undergoing haemodialysis. METHODS: The study was conducted involving a total of 60 patients receiving treatment at the haemodialysis unit of a public hospital. The data of study were collected using a questionnaire and a Visual Analogue Scale. Lavender oil inhalation containing a 1:10 ratio of lavender and sweet almond oil was prepared. RESULTS: The pain mean score of the intervention group was 3.8⯱â¯0.3 prior to the application of lavender oil inhalation and decreased to 3.0⯱â¯0.2 following the inhalation application; whereas, the pain mean score of the control group increased from 5.4⯱â¯0.3 to 5.6⯱â¯0.6. CONCLUSION: It was observed that applying lavender oil inhalation to patients undergoing haemodialysis did decrease pain level experienced by patients during vascular access and caused no negative effects.
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Aromatherapy , Oils, Volatile/therapeutic use , Pain, Procedural/prevention & control , Plant Oils/therapeutic use , Renal Dialysis/adverse effects , Administration, Inhalation , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Lavandula , Male , Middle Aged , Pain Measurement , Pain, Procedural/diagnosis , Pain, Procedural/etiology , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of Ramadan fasting on fatigue in nurses. The study was conducted between June 19 and July 27, 2014, with a descriptive design. This study was completed with 99 nurses working in a public hospital in the city of Gaziantep located in the Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. The data of the study were collected by using a questionnaire and the Piper Fatigue Scale. The Piper Fatigue Scale includes 4 subscale/dimensional scores and total fatigue scores. Higher scores indicate more fatigue. Statistical significance levels were set at P < .05. It was determined that the fatigue subscale and total mean scores of nurses increased in a statistically significant manner except for the affective subscale after the month of Ramadan (P < .05). In addition, it was found that the fatigue mean scores of those, who were working for 0 to 4 years, were employed in surgery units, and evaluated their health as bad, were higher (P > .05). The Ramadan fasting increased fatigue levels of nurses. Therefore, it is of vital importance to evaluate fatigue levels of nurses especially in the month of Ramadan and take the necessary precautions in terms of patient and personnel safety.