Effect of Music and Aromatherapy Applied in Pallıatıve Care on Symptom Management: A Systematic Revıew

Effect of Music and Aromatherapy Applied in Pallıatıve Care on Symptom Management: A Systematic Revıew

Akbas Uysal Duygu; Senuzun Aykar Fisun

International Journal of Caring Sciences

2024

Palliative Care; Questionnaires; PubMed; Therapy; Psychological Tests; Human; Music Therapy; Music; Retrospective Design; Terminally Ill Patients; Treatment Outcomes; Systematic Review; Scales; Quasi-Experimental Studies; Nausea and Vomiting; Aromatherapy; Wong-Baker FACES Pain Rating Scale; Control Group; Experimental Studies; Signs and Symptoms

Introduction: Patients undergoing treatment in palliative care units often complain of symptoms such as nausea, anxiety, sleep disturbances, and pain. For individuals with life-threatening or limiting critical illnesses, effectively managing these symptoms is crucial to enhancing their quality of life, regardless of the remaining time. Due to the diversity of symptoms observed in palliative care patients, the treatment approach relies on multidisciplinary collaboration, incorporating traditional support and specialized palliative care, including complementary and integrative therapies. In this regard, aromatherapy and music therapy are utilized as potential complementary treatments for symptom management in palliative care. This study was conducted with the objective of systematically reviewing published studies related to the impact of aromatherapy and music applied to patients in palliative care on symptom management.

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