Basiri, Ameneh (2016) The Effect of Chamomile essence on pain relief in Patients post operation Caesarean surgery. Masters thesis, Sabzevar university of medical sciences.
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Abstract
Effect of chamomile essential oil on postpartum pain after a cesarean section Abstract Background: The pain after a C-section is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience making the childbirth an unfortunate and annoying event for the mother. Aromatherapy is one of the non-pharmacological pain relief methods in which essential oils are administered to reduce the pain intensity. Analgesic effect of chamomile essential oil is attributed to its apigenin content. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of chamomile essential oil on postpartum pain after a C-section. Materials and methods: This double-blind clinical trial was conducted on 128 pregnant women undergoing elective C-section at Imam Reza Hospital, Mashhad, Iran in 2015. The patients in the aromatherapy group (n=66) inhaled one drop of chamomile essential oil (5%) for 15-20 minutes (5 cm away from the nose; 4, 8, and 12 hours after the surgery). The same process was performed for the control group using one drop of placebo. The pain intensity and quality were measured before and half an hour after the intervention using the visual scale for pain and McGill pain questionnaire. The data were analyzed using Stata software version 12, chi-square, Fisher's exact, Mann-Whitney, and Wilcoxon tests. Results: The standard deviation and mean age of subjects was 26.10± 4.32 in the intervention group and 25.35 ± 3.73 in the control one. The two groups were similar regarding age, education level and occupation status. The results showed that the intensity and quality of pain in the intervention group before and after treatment were significantly more favorable than the control group (p < 0.001). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, chamomile essential oil inhalation can be considered as an adjunct therapy to reduce the acute postpartum pain after a C-section. Further studies are required to elucidate this potential effect. Keywords: chamomile, pain, pain after surgery, aromatherapy, cesarean section Pain
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | chamomile, pain, pain after surgery, aromatherapy, cesarean section Pain |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences > School of Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Saeed Shoja |
| Date Deposited: | 09 May 2018 07:00 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Jan 2019 05:19 |
| URI: | http://eprints.medsab.ac.ir/id/eprint/356 |
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