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  • Integrative Oncology
  • Patient Comfort

Background:

  • Sleep disturbances negatively impact well-being, fatigue, and performance.
  • Improving nighttime comfort for oncology patients may enhance health outcomes and reduce hospital stay.
  • Aromatherapy is recognized for its potential to improve sleep quantity and quality.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the impact of aromatherapy on nighttime comfort, specifically well-being and sleep quality.
  • To evaluate the effectiveness of aromatherapy in hospitalized cancer patients.

Main Methods:

  • A quasi-experimental pilot study with a single-arm pre-/post-test design.
  • Inclusion of 34 hospitalized patients with cancer.
  • Utilized the World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index for data collection.

Main Results:

  • Significant improvement observed in mean well-being scores post-aromatherapy.
  • A trend towards improved sleep quality was noted, though not statistically significant.
  • Qualitative feedback indicated positive experiences, including better sleep, relaxation, and nausea relief for 20 out of 22 participants.

Conclusions:

  • Nighttime aromatherapy shows promise in enhancing well-being for hospitalized cancer patients.
  • Further investigation is warranted to confirm the significant impact of aromatherapy on sleep quality in this population.
  • Aromatherapy may be a valuable complementary therapy for improving patient comfort and potentially reducing adverse symptoms in oncology care.