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A SURVEY ON AROMATHERAPY KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES IN PHARMACIES

ECZANELERDE AROMATERAPİ YAKLAŞIM VE UYGULAMALARI ÜZERİNE BİR ANKET

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118–130
Publication Date
2022-08-17
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It was found that the vast majority of 85 patients participating in the study were between the ages of 20-40, 64 were women and 21 were men.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aromatherapy is one of the feautred complementary treatment methods for good and natural life.
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Key Findings & Data:Within the scope of the study, a survey was conducted with participants who applied for aromatherapy to 2 pharmacies in Istanbul between May 2020 -June 2020, which made intensive aromatherapy applications.
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Conclusion & Impact:It was found that the vast majority of 85 patients participating in the study were between the ages of 20-40, 64 were women and 21 were men.
🔬Design:Survey & Empirical Study
📍Scope:2020 Verileri
⚙️Variables:Aromaterapi · anket çalışması · eczane

Abstract

Aromatherapy is one of the feautred complementary treatment methods for good and natural life. The popularity of aromatherapy in our country has been in creasing in recent years and pharmacies are the safets way to Access aromatherapy. With this study, it was aimed to evaluate the data collected about the aromatherapy approach of participants who applied to pharmacies for aromatherapy, including their past aromatherapy experiences, the process of aromatherapy and after. Within the scope of the study, a survey was conducted with participants who applied for aromatherapy to 2 pharmacies in Istanbul between May 2020 -June 2020, which made intensive aromatherapy applications. The information obtained in the study was evaluated using the SPSS analysis program and various analysis methods. It was found that the vast majority of 85 patients participating in the study were between the ages of 20-40, 64 were women and 21 were men. As a result of the study, it was sent hat the most common reasons for applying to aromatherapy are the symptoms which are related to colds, acne treatment, hair problems and wound spot treatment. It was determined that the most commonly used essential oil was lavender essential oil. It was seen that 50% of the patients in the survey heard about aromatherapy from pharmacists and doctors, who were health care professionals, and the other 50% from social media and close environment sources, and 69,4% of these patients applied to aromatherapy believing in its therapeutic power. It was found that 63.5% of the participants who applied to aromatherapy did research before using the products. The rate of participants who stated that the products used were beneficial was 57%, the rate of participants who partially benefited was 39%, and the rate of participants who stated that theydid not benefit was 4%. It is sent hat participants resort to aromatherapy for a wide variety of ailments. When the participants were asked about the source of aromatherapy, pharmacist answers were mostly given. As a result of the study, it was found that participants benefit greatly from aromatherapy and can recommend aromatherapy to their environment. At the same time, the rate of side effects of aromatherapy appears to be low in the participants who participated in the study.

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Aromaterapi, sağlıklı ve doğal yaşam için öne çıkan tamamlayıcı tedavi yöntemlerinden biridir. Ülkemizde aromaterapinin popülaritesi son yıllarda giderek artmakta ve aromaterapiye en güvenli erişim yolu olarak eczaneler karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu çalışmayla aromaterapi için eczanelere başvuran katılımcıların geçmişteki aromaterapi deneyimlerini de kapsayarak aromaterapiye yaklaşımları, aromaterapi uyguladıkları süreç ve sonrası hakkında toplanan verilerin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışma kapsamında Mayıs 2020-Haziran 2020 tarihleri arasında İstanbul’da yer alan ve yoğun bir şekilde aromaterapi uygulamaları yapan 2 eczaneye başvuran katılımcılarla bir anket çalışması yapılmıştır. Çalışmada elde edilen bilgiler SPSS analiz programı ve çeşitli analiz yöntemleri ile değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışmaya katılan 85 katılımcının büyük çoğunluğunun 20-40 yaş aralığında olduğu, 64’ünün kadın 21’inin erkek olduğu bulunmuştur. Çalışma sonucunda aromaterapiye en sık başvuru sebeplerinin; soğuk algınlığına bağlı semptomlar, saç sorunları, akne tedavisi, dermatit ve yara-leke tedavisi olduğu görülmüştür. En sık kullanılan uçucu yağın lavanta esansiyel yağı olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ankette yer alan katılımcıların aromaterapiyi; %50 oranında sağlık çalışanları olan eczacı ve doktor, %50 oranında sosyal medya ve yakın çevre kaynağından duydukları görülmüş, katılımcıların %69,4’ü aromaterapiye tedavi gücüne inanarak başvurmuştur. Aromaterapiye başvuran katılımcıların ürünleri kullanmadan önce %63,5 oranında araştırma yaptığı saptanmıştır. Kullanılan ürünlerin yararlı olduğunu belirten katılımcı oranı %57, kısmen fayda gören katılımcıların oranı %39, fayda görmediğini belirten katılımcıların oranı ise %4’tür. Katılımcıların çok çeşitli rahatsızlıklarda aromaterapiye başvurduğu görülmektedir. Aromaterapinin duyulduğu kaynak olarak en çok eczacı cevabı verilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda katılımcıların aromaterapiden büyük oranda fayda gördüğü ve çevrelerine aromaterapiyi tavsiye edebilecekleri görülmüştür. Aynı zamanda çalışmaya katılan katılımcılarda aromaterapinin yan etki oranının düşük olduğu görülmektedir.

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GEDİK, E., ELEVLİ, E. Ö., AKALIN, E. (2022). A SURVEY ON AROMATHERAPY KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES IN PHARMACIES. Gazi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 2, 118–130. https://ajindex.com/articles/759642

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