%0 Journal Article
%T The Use of Aromatherapy to Reduce Chemotherapy
%A Anna Evans
%A Cassie Garretson
%A Eliza Pedroja Kolovos
%A Jemily Malvar
%A Mary Baron Nelson
%J Journal of Pediatric Oncology Nursing
%@ 1532-8457
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/1043454218782133
%X Introduction: Chemotherapy-induced nausea can be distressing and difficult to manage in children with cancer. The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of ginger aromatherapy in relieving chemotherapy-induced nausea in children with cancer. Method: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 49 children with cancer explored whether inhalation of the aroma of essential oil of ginger during chemotherapy decreased nausea compared with a placebo (water) or control (Johnson¡¯s baby shampoo) measured by prechemotherapy and postchemotherapy assessment with the Pediatric Nausea Assessment Tool (PeNAT). Results: While well received, well tolerated, nontoxic, and noninvasive, ginger aromatherapy did not significantly decrease nausea in patients enrolled in this study. Among 21 patients who indicated feeling nausea prechemotherapy, 67% reported improvement, 5% worsening, and 28% no change in their postinfusion PeNAT score. We failed to detect a statistical significant difference in the change in PeNAT scores among the three groups
%K chemotherapy
%K nausea
%K pediatrics
%K aromatherapy
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1043454218782133