TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of aroma-Tea Tree Oil and Eucalyptus oil in alleviating COVID-19 vaccine discomfort side effects
AU - Lee, Kuo Wei
AU - Chang, Yueh Yuan
AU - Wu, Xin Fang
AU - Wang, Yu Chun
AU - Shen, Mei Hsiu
AU - Yeh, Chandra
AU - Zheng, Zong Fu
AU - Wang, Jing Jy
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/9/1
Y1 - 2023/9/1
N2 - Context: Aromatherapy is considered a mild and non-invasive complementary treatment to relieve post-vaccination discomforts. There have been no studies that examine the use of aroma-Tea Tree oil and Eucalyptus oil to relieve the discomfort side effects related to COVID-19 vaccines. Objective: This study examined the use of two aroma-essential oils to relieve discomfort side effects of COVID-19 vaccination. Design: The study used experimental design to match two groups of participants. Setting: The participants’ home. Participants: Adults who had not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 but were planning to receive it were recruited. The current study included 87 control participants matched to 83 experimental participants. Intervention: The participants in the experimental group used Tea tree and Eucalyptus while the control group did not. Main outcome measures: A questionnaire was used to collect data on the topical and systematic symptoms related to COVID-19 vaccines. Both groups were asked to complete the online questionnaire and report their health status 24 h (T1) and 48 h (T2) after vaccination. Results: The results revealed a statistically significant difference between the groups in swelling, injection side pain, lump, fever, and muscle ache (p =.05, 0.04, <0.00, 0.02, 0.02, respectively) for T1; but for T2, a significant difference between the two groups was found only in lump and fever (p =.05, 0.03). Aroma-Tea Tree oil and Eucalyptus oil may be recognized and accepted by more people worldwide to provide a safe and healthy option not only for post-vaccination care but also to relieve pain, fever, and skin lumps associated with other diseases or conditions.
AB - Context: Aromatherapy is considered a mild and non-invasive complementary treatment to relieve post-vaccination discomforts. There have been no studies that examine the use of aroma-Tea Tree oil and Eucalyptus oil to relieve the discomfort side effects related to COVID-19 vaccines. Objective: This study examined the use of two aroma-essential oils to relieve discomfort side effects of COVID-19 vaccination. Design: The study used experimental design to match two groups of participants. Setting: The participants’ home. Participants: Adults who had not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19 but were planning to receive it were recruited. The current study included 87 control participants matched to 83 experimental participants. Intervention: The participants in the experimental group used Tea tree and Eucalyptus while the control group did not. Main outcome measures: A questionnaire was used to collect data on the topical and systematic symptoms related to COVID-19 vaccines. Both groups were asked to complete the online questionnaire and report their health status 24 h (T1) and 48 h (T2) after vaccination. Results: The results revealed a statistically significant difference between the groups in swelling, injection side pain, lump, fever, and muscle ache (p =.05, 0.04, <0.00, 0.02, 0.02, respectively) for T1; but for T2, a significant difference between the two groups was found only in lump and fever (p =.05, 0.03). Aroma-Tea Tree oil and Eucalyptus oil may be recognized and accepted by more people worldwide to provide a safe and healthy option not only for post-vaccination care but also to relieve pain, fever, and skin lumps associated with other diseases or conditions.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.explore.2023.03.008
DO - 10.1016/j.explore.2023.03.008
M3 - Article
C2 - 37024404
AN - SCOPUS:85151718077
SN - 1550-8307
VL - 19
SP - 755
EP - 760
JO - Explore
JF - Explore
IS - 5
ER -