Authors :
Widya Juniantina Nusantari; Mardiyono; Sudirman
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 12 - December
Google Scholar :
http://tinyurl.com/3tyduj6d
Scribd :
http://tinyurl.com/ye28bscs
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10441850
Abstract :
Pain is a major problem for postoperative
patients. Most post-laparotomy patients experience pain;
as many as 86% are hospitalized, and 40% experience
severe pain. Pain can cause the patient's fear of
mobilization it slows down recovery. Finger hold and
sweet oranges aromatherapy are known to control pain
by triggering the emergence of endorphins. Endorphins
are known as the body's natural analgesics by inhibiting
the transmission of pain. The purpose of this research to
analyze the effectiveness of the combination of finger
gripping and sweet orange aromatherapy on the levels of
β-endorphins in post-laparotomy patients. This study
was a true experimental study with a randomized
pretest-posttest control group design involving 40
respondents. The intervention group was given
analgesics with a combination of finger gripping and
sweet orange aromatherapy using a dose of 5 drops/50
ml of aromatherapy using a diffuser three times with a
duration of 30 minutes for 24 hours, while the control
group only received analgesic therapy. Data were
analyzed using paired t-tests and independent t-tests.
There were differences in the levels of -endorphins in the
combination and control groups. There was an increase
in the mean levels of β-endorphins in the combination
group; before treatment, it was 271.5 pg/ml, and after
treatment, it increased to 321.4 pg/ml (p=0.018). The
difference in β-endorphin levels was 49.9 pg/ml
(p=0.000). Conclusion, the combination of finger
gripping and sweet orange aromatherapy effectively
increases β-endorphin levels in post-laparotomy patients.
Keywords :
Finger Grip; Sweet Orange; Aromatherapy; Β- Endorphin; Post Laparotomy.
Pain is a major problem for postoperative
patients. Most post-laparotomy patients experience pain;
as many as 86% are hospitalized, and 40% experience
severe pain. Pain can cause the patient's fear of
mobilization it slows down recovery. Finger hold and
sweet oranges aromatherapy are known to control pain
by triggering the emergence of endorphins. Endorphins
are known as the body's natural analgesics by inhibiting
the transmission of pain. The purpose of this research to
analyze the effectiveness of the combination of finger
gripping and sweet orange aromatherapy on the levels of
β-endorphins in post-laparotomy patients. This study
was a true experimental study with a randomized
pretest-posttest control group design involving 40
respondents. The intervention group was given
analgesics with a combination of finger gripping and
sweet orange aromatherapy using a dose of 5 drops/50
ml of aromatherapy using a diffuser three times with a
duration of 30 minutes for 24 hours, while the control
group only received analgesic therapy. Data were
analyzed using paired t-tests and independent t-tests.
There were differences in the levels of -endorphins in the
combination and control groups. There was an increase
in the mean levels of β-endorphins in the combination
group; before treatment, it was 271.5 pg/ml, and after
treatment, it increased to 321.4 pg/ml (p=0.018). The
difference in β-endorphin levels was 49.9 pg/ml
(p=0.000). Conclusion, the combination of finger
gripping and sweet orange aromatherapy effectively
increases β-endorphin levels in post-laparotomy patients.
Keywords :
Finger Grip; Sweet Orange; Aromatherapy; Β- Endorphin; Post Laparotomy.
