THE EFFECT OF LAVENDER AROMATHERAPY ON DYSMENORRHOEA STUDENTS IN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE MEDICA PERSADA BALI

  • AA Sg Dewi Pradnya Pramita Institute of Health Sciences, Medica Persada Bali, Bali-Indonesia
  • IA Manik Partha Sutema Institute of Health Sciences, Medica Persada Bali, Bali-Indonesia
  • Dhiancinantyan Windydaca Brata Putri Institute of Health Sciences, Medica Persada Bali, Bali-Indonesia

Abstract

Background: Menstrual pain (dysmenorrhoea) is a symptom characterized by discomfort in the abdomen during menstruation. Lavender aromatherapy is beginning to be sought as one of the non-pharmacological therapies because the use of NSAIDs is reported to cause many side effects. The main components of lavender, linalool (35%) and linalyl acetate (51%) are efficacious as analgesics and maximally absorbed through the skin. Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of lavender aromatherapy on the menstrual pain of female college students at the Persada Medika Institute of Bali. Methods: Quasy experimental with one group pre-posttest design. The study was followed by 38 female students with moderate to severe pain using the random sampling technique. Data were analyzed using the non-parametric Wilcoxon test with p <0.05. Results: The results prior to lavender aromatherapy showed moderate pain at 73.7% and severe pain 26.3%. After lavender aromatherapy was administered, they showed moderate pain at 21% and mild pain at 79%. The Wilcoxon test indicated that the value of p = 0,000, where p <0.05. Conclusion: There is an effect of lavender aromatherapy to decrease menstrual pain (dysmenorrhoea) of female college students at the Persada Bali Institute of Health Sciences.


Keywords: Aromatherapy Lavender, Dysmenorrhoea, Pain Scale, Linalool, Linalyl Acetate

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Published
2020-06-18
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PRAMITA, AA Sg Dewi Pradnya; SUTEMA, IA Manik Partha; PUTRI, Dhiancinantyan Windydaca Brata. THE EFFECT OF LAVENDER AROMATHERAPY ON DYSMENORRHOEA STUDENTS IN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE MEDICA PERSADA BALI. Journal Pharmaceutical Science and Application, [S.l.], v. 2, n. 1, p. 8-16, june 2020. ISSN 2301-7708. Available at: <https://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/jpsa/article/view/60461>. Date accessed: 05 nov. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.24843/JPSA.2020.v02.i01.p02.