The Effect of Aromatherapy of Cardamom on Chemotherapy Induced Nausea and Vomiting Among Cancer Patients

Abstract

Chemotherapy is one of the therapies for cancer patients with side effects of nausea and vomiting. Nausea and vomiting experienced by the patient can be a new problem and cause a decrease in health. Aromatherapy is a therapy that can reduce nausea and vomiting. This study aimed to determine the effect of cardamom (cardamom) aromatherapy on nausea and vomiting in cancer patients with chemotherapy. This study used a quasi-experimental research design with a pretest-posttest control group design approach consisting of 17 treatment groups (intervention) and 17 control groups. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling. Data collection using the INVR (The Rhodes Index for Nausea, Vomiting, and Retching) questionnaire and observations during the assessment. Data analysis used paired sample t-test and independent sample t-test. The study result showed an effect of cardamom aromatherapy on nausea and vomiting in cancer patients with chemotherapy (p-value= 0.001). There was also a significant difference in the mean score of nausea and vomiting in both intervention and control groups (p-value= 0.007). This study concludes that cardamom aromatherapy affects changes in nausea and vomiting in cancer patients with chemotherapy.