Effects of inhaled ginger aromatherapy on chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting and health-related quality of life in women with breast cancer

• Main Authors: Lua, Pei Lin, Salihah, Zakaria, Mamat, Nik Mazlan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology; RM214 Diet therapy. Diet and dietectics in disease
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/47067/1/CTIM_SAL.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47067/; http://www.elsevierhealth.com/journals/ctim; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctim.2015.03.009
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Objective: To assess the efficacy of inhaled ginger aromatherapy on nausea, vomiting and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in chemotherapy breast cancer patients.Design: Single-blind, controlled, randomized cross-over study. Patients received 5-day aromatherapy treatment using either ginger ess...