Individualized Aromatherapy in End-of-Life Cancer Patients Care: A Case Report.

Author: Qian LIU ¹ ; Xiao Hong NING ² ; Lei WANG ³ ; Wei LIU ¹
Author Information

1. International Medical Center,Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
2. Department of Geriatrics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
3. Department of Vascular Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Publication Type:Case Reports
MeSH: Aromatherapy; methods; Humans; Neoplasms; therapy; Palliative Care; methods; Quality of Life; Terminal Care; methods
From: Chinese Medical Sciences Journal 2018;33(4):234-239
CountryChina
Language:English
Abstract: As one of the methods of palliative care, aromatherapy has been applied gradually in clinical nursing work in China in recent years. Through aromatherapy, terminal cancer patients can get not only relieves of physical symptoms, but also spiritual relaxation and peace, thus have improved quality of life at the end stage. In this paper, we report in detail about how aromatherapy was applied for symptom control in a cancer patient with unknown primary malignancy and multiple metastasis and its effects on the terminal life of this patient.