DECREASING NAUSEA AND VOMITING DUE TO CHEMOTHERAPY INDUCTION THROUGH PEPPERMINT AROMATHERAPY

Abstract

Nausea and vomiting often appear with under various conditions, including being a common side effect of using anti-neoplastic drugs. Chemotherapyinduced nausea and vomiting (CINV) was a major problem that can often alter the quality of life (QoL) and patient adherence to treatment if left untreated. Aromatherapy peppermint is one form of improvised nonpharmacological handling of CINV. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of giving peppermint aromatherapy in reducing CINV. This study was a queasy experiment with Control Group design, with total sample groups of 285 respondents with consecutive technique. Parameters in this study used Rhodes Index Nausea Vomiting and Reaching (RINVR). The data were analyzed using Wilcoxon sign rank test as a test of change of nausea scale of pre and post vomiting in experimental and control group. The results of the differences between both groups were tested with Mann Whitney-u test. Wilcoxon sign rank test analysis, showing differences in the incidence of nausea and vomiting. The result of a change of decrease in experimental group value ρ = 0,001 is more significant than the control group with value ρ = 0,020. The difference is tested with Mann Whitney-u test with the result value ρ = 0.002. Aromatherapy works in one’s body by triggering the release of neurotransmitter like enkephalin and endorphin which have an analgesic effect and increase the feeling of comfort and relax. Through inhalation, the fragrance of aromatherapy is transmitted through the limbic system into hypothalamus until pituitary and through the olfactory cortex, into thalamus and then head to the neocortex