USE OF AROMATHERAPY APPLICATIONS IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT STAFF AND PATIENTS

Year 2025, Volume: 29 Issue: 2, 161 - 173, 16.08.2025

Fatma Gönül Burkev , Sultan Taşcı , Özlem Ceyhan

https://doi.org/10.62111/ybhd.1491741

Abstract

One of the traditional and complementary treatment methods widely used today is aromatherapy. Aromatherapy accelerates the healing process by creating physical, behavioral and psychological effects on the body with aromatic oils obtained from plants. The use of aromatherapy in history dates back 5000 years to the Middle Eastern, Ancient Chinese and Egyptian civilizations. The oils used in aromatherapy are used on many symptoms such as sleep problems, pain, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, anxiety and depression, with their anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiseptic, antifungal and anxiolytic effects. There is evidence to suggest that it is useful in the treatment of non-communicable and infectious diseases. Essential oils in aromatherapy; It is applied orally, internally, topically and by inhalation. Among these application methods, the inhalation method is most frequently preferred. Aromatherapy is a low-cost, non-invasive method with no side effects. Aromatherapy improves problems such as anxiety, headache, burnout and fatigue in intensive care workers and increases the quality of life. In intensive care patients; It is used to prevent delirium, improve symptoms such as pain, anxiety, diarrhea, vomiting and abdominal distention, and improve sleep quality. Studies with a high level of evidence are needed to popularize the use of aromatherapy among intensive care workers and patients and to determine its reflections on health indicators. The aim of this study is to provide literature information on studies on aromatherapy and its use in intensive care workers and patients.

Keywords

Aromatherapy , Complementary and Integrative Therapy , Intensive Care Units

AROMATERAPİ UYGULAMALARININ YOĞUN BAKIM ÇALIŞANLARI VE HASTALARINDA KULLANIMI

Abstract

Günümüzde yaygın olarak kullanılan geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tedavi yöntemlerinden biri aromaterapidir. Aromaterapi bitkilerden elde edilen aromatik yağlar ile vücutta fiziksel, davranışsal ve psikolojik etkiler oluşturarak iyileşme sürecini hızlandırmaktadır. Tarihte aromaterapi kullanımı Ortadoğu, Eski Çin ve Mısır uygarlıklarından beri 5000 yıl öncesine dayanmaktadır. Aromaterapide kullanılan yağlar antiinflamatuvar, analjezik, antiseptik, antifungal, anksiyolitik etkileri ile uyku problemleri, ağrı, bulantı, kusma, yorgunluk, anksiyete ve depresyon gibi birçok semptomun yönetiminde kullanılmaktadır. Bulaşıcı olmayan ve bulaşıcı hastalıkların tedavisinde faydalı olduğunu gösteren kanıtlar bulunmaktadır. Aromaterapide uçucu yağlar; oral, dahili, topikal ve inhalasyon yolu ile uygulanmaktadır. Bu uygulama yöntemlerinin arasından en sık inhalasyon yöntemi tercih edilmektedir. Aromaterapi maliyeti düşük, yan etkisi olmayan non invaziv bir yöntemdir. Aromaterapi yoğun bakım çalışanlarında anksiyete, baş ağrısı, tükenmişlik ve yorgunluk gibi sorunların iyileşmesini ve yaşam kalitesinin artmasını sağlamaktadır. Yoğun bakım hastalarında ise; deliryumu önleme, ağrı, anksiyete, diyare, kusma ve abdominal distansiyon gibi semptomların iyileşmesi ve uyku kalitesinin artmasını desteklemek amaçlı kullanılmaktadır. Yoğun bakım çalışanları ve hastalarında aromaterapi kullanımının yaygınlaştırılması ve sağlık göstergelerine yansımalarının belirlenmesi için kanıt düzeyi yüksek çalışmalara gerek duyulmaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, aromaterapi ile yoğun bakım çalışanlarında ve hastalarında kullanımına yönelik çalışmalarla literatür bilgisi sunmaktır.

Keywords

Aromaterapi , Tamamlayıcı ve İntegratif Tedavi , Yoğun Bakım Ünitesi

Ethical Statement

Çalışma derleme makalesidir. İntihal raporu alınmıştır. Yazarların beyan edecekleri herhangi bir çıkar çatışması yoktur.

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