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Effects of Meatal Care with Essential Oil on the Meatal Status of Elderly Women Patients

아로마 에센셜 오일을 이용한 외요도구 간호가 여성노인 환자의 외요도구 상태에 미치는 효과

  • Kim, Jin (Department of Nursing, Chosun University) ;
  • Kim, Se-Young (Christian College of Nursing) ;
  • No, In Sun (Chonnam National University GwangJu 2nd Geriatric Hospital)
  • 김진 (조선대학교) ;
  • 김세영 (기독간호대학교) ;
  • 노인선 (전남대학교병원 광주시립 제2요양병원)
  • Received : 2015.04.21
  • Accepted : 2015.05.25
  • Published : 2015.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study was done to examine the effects of meatal care with essential oil on meatal E-coli and pH of inpatients in geriatric hospital. Methods: The participants were 40 patients admitted to J geriatric hospital in G city, Korea. Twenty patients were assigned to the experimental group and 20 to the control group. Participants in the experimental group received meatal care with essential oil (application of essential oil mixture consisting of lavender, tea tree, and frankincense). The control group received meatal care with saline. The meatal care was performed twice daily for one week in both groups. The scores for meatal odor, meatal pH and bacterial count for E-coli were measured before and after the treatment. Results: The score for meatal odor were significantly lower in the experimental group compared to the control group. The meatal pH and bacterial count for E-coli significantly decreased in the experimental group compared to the control group. Conclusion: Findings indicate that meatal care with essential oil is an effective nursing intervention to reduce meatal odor, meatal pH and bacterial count for E-coli for elderly women inpatients in geriatric hospitals.

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