The effectiveness of inhaled ginger essential oil in improving dietary intake in breast-cancer patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
Background: Evidence suggests the use of complementary therapies may help in relieving the adverse effects of cancer-related treatment, including nausea. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of inhaled ginger essential oil (EO) in improving dietary intake in women with breast cancer experienc...
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| author | Zakaria, Noor Salihah Mamat, Nik Mazlan Lua, Pei Lin |
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| description | Background: Evidence suggests the use of complementary therapies may help in relieving the adverse effects of
cancer-related treatment, including nausea.
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of inhaled ginger essential oil (EO) in improving dietary intake in women with breast cancer experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). General perception on the use of ginger aromatherapy was also evaluated.
Methods: A single-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover study was conducted in two oncology clinics in
Peninsular Malaysia. Women received 5 days of aromatherapy treatment using either ginger EO or fragrance-matched placebo [ginger fragrance oil (FO)] in an order dictated by the treatment group sequence. The following aspects were evaluated: nutritional status (BMI, nutritional requirement, dietary intake) and general perception of aromatherapy.
Results: Sixty women completed the study (age=47.3 +/- 9.26 years; receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy=86.7%; BMI=25.5 +/- 5.4 kg/m2). Energy intakes were significantly higher after patients were treated with ginger EO than ginger FO at day 3 (P=0.015) and day 5 (P=0.002). Significant improvements in energy intake were also observed over time [F(2,57)=54.21, P<0.001], reaching almost 90% of the energy requirement 5 days’ post-chemotherapy. Inhaled aromatherapy using ginger EO was rated marginally more helpful than the ginger FO (63.3% vs. 61.6%). Being delivered via a necklace, the treatment method was considered feasible for participating women.
Conclusion: The use of inhaled ginger EO for CINV could possibly help patients resume their dietary intake. This
complementary treatment was also favourably received by the participating women. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:515762017-04-11T03:11:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51576/ The effectiveness of inhaled ginger essential oil in improving dietary intake in breast-cancer patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting Zakaria, Noor Salihah Mamat, Nik Mazlan Lua, Pei Lin R Medicine (General) RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology Background: Evidence suggests the use of complementary therapies may help in relieving the adverse effects of cancer-related treatment, including nausea. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of inhaled ginger essential oil (EO) in improving dietary intake in women with breast cancer experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV). General perception on the use of ginger aromatherapy was also evaluated. Methods: A single-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, crossover study was conducted in two oncology clinics in Peninsular Malaysia. Women received 5 days of aromatherapy treatment using either ginger EO or fragrance-matched placebo [ginger fragrance oil (FO)] in an order dictated by the treatment group sequence. The following aspects were evaluated: nutritional status (BMI, nutritional requirement, dietary intake) and general perception of aromatherapy. Results: Sixty women completed the study (age=47.3 +/- 9.26 years; receiving highly emetogenic chemotherapy=86.7%; BMI=25.5 +/- 5.4 kg/m2). Energy intakes were significantly higher after patients were treated with ginger EO than ginger FO at day 3 (P=0.015) and day 5 (P=0.002). Significant improvements in energy intake were also observed over time [F(2,57)=54.21, P<0.001], reaching almost 90% of the energy requirement 5 days’ post-chemotherapy. Inhaled aromatherapy using ginger EO was rated marginally more helpful than the ginger FO (63.3% vs. 61.6%). Being delivered via a necklace, the treatment method was considered feasible for participating women. Conclusion: The use of inhaled ginger EO for CINV could possibly help patients resume their dietary intake. This complementary treatment was also favourably received by the participating women. Royal Pharmaceutical Society 2016-03 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51576/1/2016_Salihah_et_al-2016-Focus_on_Alternative_and_Complementary_Therapies.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51576/4/51576_The%20effectiveness%20of%20inhaled_SCOPUS.pdf Zakaria, Noor Salihah and Mamat, Nik Mazlan and Lua, Pei Lin (2016) The effectiveness of inhaled ginger essential oil in improving dietary intake in breast-cancer patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, 21 (1). pp. 8-16. ISSN 1465-3753 E-ISSN 2042-7166 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/fct.12236/abstract 10.1111/fct.12236 |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine (General) RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology Zakaria, Noor Salihah Mamat, Nik Mazlan Lua, Pei Lin The effectiveness of inhaled ginger essential oil in improving dietary intake in breast-cancer patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting |
| title | The effectiveness of inhaled ginger essential oil in improving dietary intake in breast-cancer patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting |
| title_full | The effectiveness of inhaled ginger essential oil in improving dietary intake in breast-cancer patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting |
| title_fullStr | The effectiveness of inhaled ginger essential oil in improving dietary intake in breast-cancer patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting |
| title_full_unstemmed | The effectiveness of inhaled ginger essential oil in improving dietary intake in breast-cancer patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting |
| title_short | The effectiveness of inhaled ginger essential oil in improving dietary intake in breast-cancer patients experiencing chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting |
| title_sort | effectiveness of inhaled ginger essential oil in improving dietary intake in breast cancer patients experiencing chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting |
| topic | R Medicine (General) RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/51576/1/2016_Salihah_et_al-2016-Focus_on_Alternative_and_Complementary_Therapies.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/51576/4/51576_The%20effectiveness%20of%20inhaled_SCOPUS.pdf |
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