The Effects of Simple Inhalation using Mint (Mentha Piperita) Aromatherapy on Decreased Shortness of Breath in Lung Tuberculosis Patients

Siti Marlina, Novrika Silalahi, Septa Dwi Insani, Herri Novita Tarigan, Friska Ernita Sitorus

2019

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tuberculosis is a disease of global concern. Pulmonary tuberculosis is estimated to still attack 9.6 million people and cause 1.2 million deaths in 2014. Pulmonary TB symptoms that have similarities with other diseases are shortness of breath. Efforts to reduce shortness of breath can use medical and non-medical drugs. One way that can reduce shortness of breath is by giving the aroma of mint leaf therapy with a simple inhalation or evaporation method. The most important ingredient in mint is menthol. Mint leaves contain 30-45% menthol, 17-35% menthone, 5-13% menthyl acetate, 2-5% limonene and 2.5-4% neomenthol. This type of research is analytic observation research, with case control design. The sampling technique in this study was consecutive sampling with a total of 29 respondents using the Wilcoxon statistical test. The results obtained p value 0.002 <(α) 0.05 then H0 is rejected and H1 is accepted, which means that there is a simple inhalation effect using aromatherapy mint leaves (menthapiperita) to decrease breathlessness in pulmonary tuberculosis patients. The results of this study can provide input for nurses in providing services to patients with tuberculosis in the community that the use of mint is one of the efforts to reduce shortness of breath without consuming pharmacological therapy.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Marlina S., Silalahi N., Insani S., Tarigan H. and Sitorus F. (2019). The Effects of Simple Inhalation using Mint (Mentha Piperita) Aromatherapy on Decreased Shortness of Breath in Lung Tuberculosis Patients.In Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Application Technology - Volume 1: ICHIMAT, ISBN 978-989-758-460-2, pages 286-292. DOI: 10.5220/0009488402860292

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ichimat19,
author={Siti Marlina and Novrika Silalahi and Septa Dwi Insani and Herri Novita Tarigan and Friska Ernita Sitorus},
title={The Effects of Simple Inhalation using Mint (Mentha Piperita) Aromatherapy on Decreased Shortness of Breath in Lung Tuberculosis Patients},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Application Technology - Volume 1: ICHIMAT,},
year={2019},
pages={286-292},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009488402860292},
isbn={978-989-758-460-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Health Informatics and Medical Application Technology - Volume 1: ICHIMAT,
TI - The Effects of Simple Inhalation using Mint (Mentha Piperita) Aromatherapy on Decreased Shortness of Breath in Lung Tuberculosis Patients
SN - 978-989-758-460-2
AU - Marlina S.
AU - Silalahi N.
AU - Insani S.
AU - Tarigan H.
AU - Sitorus F.
PY - 2019
SP - 286
EP - 292
DO - 10.5220/0009488402860292