Aromatherapy sebagai penurun ansietas dan depresi dalam menunjang kualitas hidup pasien penyakit ginjal tahap akhir yang menjalani hemodialisis: A systematic review

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Abstract Background: Anxiety and depression are common problems in patients with end stage renal disease that impact quality of life with significant morbidity and mortality. This can be prevented by administering aromatherapy. Aromatherapy as a part of alternative and complementary therapy to treat anxiety and depression. Purpose: To review and discuss the studies related to aromatherapy in addressing anxiety and depression in end stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis. Method: In this systematic review, we did content analysis by doing a search method using electronic databases. These electronic databases consist of Pubmed, Scopus, Embase, Science Direct, and ProQuest published from 2013 to 2023 and study designed RCT and quasi-eksperiment. The keywords in the search were Hemodialysis AND Aromatherapy AND depression AND anxiety. Quality assessment of selected articles used by Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI). Results: There were ten articles showing the effectiveness of using aromatherapy on anxiety and depression. Conclusion: Aromatherapy has a positive impact in addressing anxiety and depression in hemodialysis patients thus aromatherapy can possibly be applied in Indonesia as a safe, simple, and inexpensive method in nursing care to improve quality of life in end stage renal disease patients undergoing hemodialysis. Suggestion: Hemodialysis nurses as health care professionals who always interact with patients can incorporate evidence-based practices such as aromatherapy in the treatment management of anxiety and depression in hemodialysis patients. Keywords: Anxiety; Aromatherapy; Depression; End Stage Renal Disease; Hemodialysis.