The Effect of Essential Oil Therapy and Lemon on the Care of COVID-19 Patients in Jakarta
Abstract
Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, the World Health Organization urges countries to continue their efforts to handle the virus strictly. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on many aspects of Indonesian people’s lives. Almost all sectors, not only health, have been affected, including the economic sector. COVID-19 requires a long treatment time to restore the patient’s health. The average length of treatment for COVID-19 patients at the Koja Jakarta Hospital is 14 days. This study aimed to determine the effect of essential oil therapy and lemon on the length of stay of COVID-19 patients at Koja Hospital in Jakarta in 2021. The research was a quasi-experimental case-control study. The 40 participants were COVID-19 patients treated in the isolation room of the Koja Jakarta Hospital in February 2021. Participants were divided into two groups: 20 for the control group and 20 for the treatment group. Univariate results showed that the majority of COVID-19 patients had a length of stay > 10 days. Essential oil therapy and lemon had no effect on the length of stay (p > 0.05). It is hoped that nurses can find other alternatives to speed up the length of treatment for COVID-19 patients.
Keywords: essential oils therapy and lemon, long treatment for COVID-19 patients
References
[1] Sagita S. 6 more months facing the pandemic, who explains why corona is still not over. Health.detik; 2020. Available from: https://health.detik.com/beritadetikhealth/ d-5045950/6-bulan-lebih-had
[2] WORST! Top Indonesia in Southeast Asia, this is the latest update on world Covid-19. Tribunnews; 2020 Dec 9 [cited 2020 Dec 12]. Available from: https://newsmaker.tribunnews.com/2020/12/09/indonesia-teratas-di-asiatenggarasimak- update-kasus-virus-corona-dunia-rabu-9-desember-2020.
[3] Kemenkes RI. Guidelines for prevention and control of coronavirus disease (Covid- 19). Jakarta: Kemenkes RI; 2020.
[4] Notoatmodjo S. Health research methodology. 3rd ed. Jakarta: Rineka Cipta; 2018.
[5] Media Indonesia. Bali will use aromatherapy as an additional therapy for Covid19. Media Indonesia; 2020. Available from: https://mediaindonesia.com/humaniora/346320/bali-akan-gunakanaromaterapisebagai- terapi-tambahan-covid-19.html
[6] Putri S. Difficult to smell because of Covid-19. This therapy can help recovery. Kompas; 2020 Jul 22. Available from: https://www.kompas.com/sains/read/2020/07/22/sulit-mencium-baukarena-covid- 19-terapi-ini-bisa-membantu-pemulihan?
[7] Wahyu, W. Warm compress therapy with jasmine essential oil aroma against reducing pain intensity in post sectio caesarea patients. 2019.
[8] Du Z, Xu X, Wu Y, Wang L, Cowling BJ, Meyers LA. A serial interval of COVID-19 among publicly reported confirmed cases. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 2020;26(6).
[9] Shereen MA, Khan S, Kazmi A, Bashir N, Siddique R. COVID-19 infection: Origin, transmission, and characteristics of human coronaviruses. Journal of Advanced Research. 2020;24:91–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.jare.2020.03.005
[10] Wu Z, McGoogan JM. Characteristics of and important lessons from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) outbreak in China: Summary of a report of 72 314 cases from the Chinese center for disease control and prevention. JAMA. 2020;323(13):1239– 1242. doi:10.1001/jama
[11] Wu YC, Chen CS, Chan YJ. The outbreak of COVID-19: An overview. Journal of the Chinese medical association. 2020;3(83):217.