LITERATURE REVIEW INHALASI AROMATERAPI PADA PASIEN HEMODIALISIS YANG MENGALAMI KECEMASAN

Background: In hemodial therapy can cause various kinds of problems, one of which is anxiety. Anxiety becomes a common problem, the results of studies in patients undergoing hemodialysis showed 183 patients (100%) experienced anxiety. One therapy for overcoming anxiety is aromatherapy inhalation therapy. Purpose: The study of this literature aims to determine the effect of aromatherapy inhalation on hemodialysis patients with anxiety problems. Method: In this scientific paper is a literature review search using electronic databases namely google schoolar and pubmed. The keywords used with search are hemodialysis or hemodialysis, aromatherapy or aromatherapy and anxiety or anxiety. inclusion criteria used in the article are accessible full text, no pay available in English and Indonesian. The number of journals used is limited to the last 10 years, results are found 1 journal from google schoolar and 4 pubmed, of 5 articles discussing the effectiveness of inhalation aromatherapy for decreased anxiety in hemodialysis patients. Results: From the literature review results from the 5 articles show that inhalation aromatherapy is effective in reducing anxiety levels in hemodialysis patients. Conclusion: the results of a literature review review show that aromatherapy inhalation can reduce anxiety in hemodialysis patients.