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KMID : 0856920210240020109
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Journal of Hospice and Palliative Care
2021 Volume.24 No. 2 p.109 ~ p.115
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The Effects of Aroma Foot Baths on Stress and Sleep in Terminal Cancer Patients
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Kim Bok-Soon
Chae Sun-Hwa
Hwang In-Cheol
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effects of aroma foot baths on stress and sleep in terminally ill cancer patients.
Methods: We performed a non-randomized interventioncontrol study with 30 terminal cancer patients who were admitted to a palliative care unit. Participants responded to questionnaires on stress and sleep before and after a 5-day interval. The intervention group received a daily aroma foot bath for 5 days. We performed multivariate regression analysis to examine the changes in outcomes on stress and sleep for the intervention group compared to the control group.
Results: The differences in baseline characteristics between groups, excluding subjective economic status and general weakness, did not show statistical significance. In contrast to the control group, the intervention group showed a statistically significant change in physical stress and psychological stress levels, but significant changes were not observed in quality of sleep. Compared to the control group, the intervention group showed a significant reduction in physical stress (P=0.068) and psychological stress (P=0.021).
Conclusion: Aroma foot baths are effective for reducing stress in patients hospitalized with terminal cancer.
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KEYWORD
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Aromatherapy, Foot baths, Psychological stress, Sleep, Neoplasms, Terminal care
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