PENGARUH AROMATERAPI EUCALIPTUS TERHADAP PENURUNAN SESAK NAPAS PADA PASIEN ISPA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS BETUNGAN KOTA BENGKULU

Abstract

Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) disrupt the throat, nose and lungs for about fourteen days. ARI affects channel structures above the larynx, but most diseases affect both upper and lower channels sequentially. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of eucalyptus aromatherapy on reducing shortness of breath in patients with ARI. Quantitative research pre experiment one group pre test and post test patients who experience mild shortness of breath in patients with ARI at the Betungan Community Health Center, Bengkulun City. The results showed that the average breath frequency before being given Eucalyptus Aromatherapy was 26.13 with SD = 1.125, the average average breath frequency after being given Eucalyptus Aromatherapy intervention was 24.87 with SD = 0.834, The conclusion is that there is an effect of shortness of breath before and after being given eucalyptus aromatherapy in ARI patients at the Betungan Health Center, Bengkulu City with a p-value of 0.001 <0.005.  Future researchers are expected to examine other interventions, in addition to shortness of breath before and after being given eucalyptus aromatherapy in ARI patients.