THE EFFECT OF LAVENDER AROMATHERAPY PROGRAM ON THE PAIN INTENSITY OF PATIENTS WITH AML UNDERGOING CHEMOTHERAPY

The Painis the most common problem in patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Nurses have the key role to determine and control signs and symptoms such as pain in patients with
cancer.Objective of this study is the effect of lavender aromatherapy program on the pain intensity of
patients with AML undergoing chemotherapy.
Materials &Methods: This research is the Quasi experimental study which done in Isfahan
Saeyedashohada hospital on 2012with intervention and control groups. Tool included 10 numerical
pain intensity. Sample was patients with AML undergoing chemotherapy that had minimal pain score
3. Stages of nursing presses is done in both groups similarity ,except in intervention stage that is done
routine cares in control group and aromatherapy by 2% lavender essence, for 3 continuous nights in
Interventiongroup. Data analyzed by software spss version16.
Result: Results showed that before intervention there was no statistic difference in demographic
information between intervention and control groups (P>0.05).After intervention in comparison pain
intensity between two groups there was significant difference(P<0.05).
Conclusion: The results showed that lavender aromatherapy program causes pain intensity in patients
with AML undergoing chemotherapy decreased. Therefore it is suggested that aromatherapy program
must be used as a no pharmacological treatment for pain relive