Effect of auricular-plaster therapy combined with aromatherapy on anxiety and quality of life in patients with colorectal surgery
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2013.04.007
- VernacularTitle:耳穴按压配合芳香疗法对大肠癌手术患者焦虑和生活质量的影响
- Author:
Chenxia WANG
;
Changde JIN
;
Yanxin WANG
;
Meng ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Auricular-plaster therapy;
Aromatherapy;
Colon cancer,Anxiety;
Quality of life
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2013;(4):18-20
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the effect of auricular-plaster therapy combined with aromatherapy on anxiety and quality of life in patients with colorectal surgery.Methods A total of 135 patients with colorectal surgery were randomly divided into group A (auricular-plaster therapy combined with aromatherapy),group B(auricular-plaster therapy),group C (aromatherapy),group D(blank).Anxiety and life quality levels of four groups were determined by using self-rating anxiety scale(SAS),quality of life instruments for cancer patients (QLICP-CR)and were compared between four groups before and after intervention.Results The SAS and QLICP-CR scores of group A were lower than those of group B,group C and group D after intervention.The SAS and QLICP-CR scores of group B and group C were lower than that of group D after intervention.There were no statistical significant differences in SAS and QLICP-CR scores between group B and group C after intervention.Conclusions Auricular-plaster therapy combined with aromatherapy can effectively alleviate anxiety of patients with colorectal surgery and improve their quality of life,and the effect is better than that of auricular-plaster therapy and aromatherapy.
