Individualized Aromatherapy in End-of-Life Cancer Patients Care: A Case Report / 中国医学科学杂志(英文版)
Chinese Medical Sciences Journal
; (4): 234-239, 2018.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-772819
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ABSTRACT
As one of the methods of palliative care, aromatherapy has been applied gradually in clinical nursing work in China in recent years. Through aromatherapy, terminal cancer patients can get not only relieves of physical symptoms, but also spiritual relaxation and peace, thus have improved quality of life at the end stage. In this paper, we report in detail about how aromatherapy was applied for symptom control in a cancer patient with unknown primary malignancy and multiple metastasis and its effects on the terminal life of this patient.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Palliative Care
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Quality of Life
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Terminal Care
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Therapeutics
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Aromatherapy
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Methods
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Neoplasms
Aspects:
Patient-preference
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Medical Sciences Journal
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
