Publication Date: 2023/12/29
Abstract: Pain is a major problem for postoperative patients. Most post-laparotomy patients experience pain; as many as 86% are hospitalized, and 40% experience severe pain. Pain can cause the patient's fear of mobilization it slows down recovery. Finger hold and sweet oranges aromatherapy are known to control pain by triggering the emergence of endorphins. Endorphins are known as the body's natural analgesics by inhibiting the transmission of pain. The purpose of this research to analyze the effectiveness of the combination of finger gripping and sweet orange aromatherapy on the levels of β-endorphins in post-laparotomy patients. This study was a true experimental study with a randomized pretest-posttest control group design involving 40 respondents. The intervention group was given analgesics with a combination of finger gripping and sweet orange aromatherapy using a dose of 5 drops/50 ml of aromatherapy using a diffuser three times with a duration of 30 minutes for 24 hours, while the control group only received analgesic therapy. Data were analyzed using paired t-tests and independent t-tests. There were differences in the levels of -endorphins in the combination and control groups. There was an increase in the mean levels of β-endorphins in the combination group; before treatment, it was 271.5 pg/ml, and after treatment, it increased to 321.4 pg/ml (p=0.018). The difference in β-endorphin levels was 49.9 pg/ml (p=0.000). Conclusion, the combination of finger gripping and sweet orange aromatherapy effectively increases β-endorphin levels in post-laparotomy patients.
Keywords: Finger Grip; Sweet Orange; Aromatherapy; Β- Endorphin; Post Laparotomy.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10441850
PDF: https://ijirst.demo4.arinfotech.co/assets/upload/files/IJISRT23DEC1070.pdf
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