EFFECTIVENESS OF LAVENDER AROMATHERAPY ON CESAREAN POSTOPERATIVE PAIN

Riona Sanjaya; Yetty Dwi Fara; Hikmah Ifayanti; Gesti Yulita Sari

Riona Sanjaya Universitas Aisyah Pringsewu
Yetty Dwi Fara Universitas Aisyah Pringsewu
Hikmah Ifayanti Universitas Aisyah Pringsewu
Gesti Yulita Sari Az_Zahra Hospital of Kalirejo Central Lampung

Keywords: Lavender Aromatherapy, Pain, Post cesarean

Abstract

Background: Pain is a significant problem in patients after cesarean and medication such as aromatherapy, a complementary therapy in which the essence of the plant's oils are used to reduce such undesirable conditions.

Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effect of lavender aromatherapy on post section caesarea pain.

Materials and methods: In a quasi-experiment, non-equivalent control group pretest and posttest, 30 postoperative cesarean women, were divided randomly into two groups. Bivariate analysis in this study used the Mann-Whitney test.

Result: The results showed that there were differences in pain intensity in the intervention group and the control group (p=0.000).

Conclusion: Lavender aromatherapy and deep breathing relaxation techniques can be an option for dealing with pain in post-sectio caesarea mothers.