Efeito da aromaterapia sobre a qualidade de vida de pacientes em cuidados paliativos: revisão sistemática

Abstract

Understanding the complexity of cancer patients in palliative care and the space of action that alternative and complementary practices have at SUS for treatments with holistic approaches, this systematic review aims to analyze the effect of Aromatherapy on the quality of life of these subjects. For this, a systematic search was carried out in the databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and Cochrane Library, up until the period of July/2021, with the words “Care Palliative”, “Neoplasms”, “Aromatherapy” and their synonyms. Three out of the 139 articles found were selected for analysis and discussion. We concluded that the use aromatherapy, in combination with massage or isolated as a fragrance, for patients in palliative care is beneficial to improve the quality of life. Furthermore, more studies in the area are needed.