Application Of Aromatherapy To Relieve Postoperative Pain And Anxiety In Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea Syndrome

Objective:This study aimed to seek safe and effective methods to reduce postoperative pain and relieve postoperative anxiety in patients with obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome(OSAHS)by implementing aromatherapy intervention programs and observing their application effects,with a view to improving patient comfort and promoting recovery.Methods:1.This study is a quasi-experimental study,and 94 OSAHS patients who underwent uvular palatopharyngoplasty in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery in a tertiary hospital from August 2021～November 2022 were selected and divided into experimental group and control group,with 47 cases in each group.2.The control group was given routine care after OSAHS surgery,and the experimental group was given lavender inhalation aromatherapy on the basis of routine care.The intervention was performed once daily from the day after surgery to 3 days after surgery,a total of 4 times.On the day after the surgery,the intervention began when the patient was awoken and returned to the ward;it started at 9:00 am on the 1st to 3rd day after the operation.3.The research tools were self-compiled general information questionnaires and international scales.Visual analogue score(VAS)was used to assess the degree of postoperative pain;The Houston Pain Questionnaire(HPOI)was used to assess the impact of pain on patients;The State Anxiety Scale(SAI)was used to assess patient anxiety.VAS was used to assess the patient’s level of pain before and immediately after each intervention.Patients filled in SAI before,1 day after surgery,3 days after surgery,and filled in HPOI 1 day after surgery and 3 days after surgery.4.All data were statistically analyzed using SPSS26.0,and the mean number±standard deviation,number of examples,and percentage were used to describe the data;The data analysis was carried out by t-test,?~2-test,and repeated measure ANOVA;The test level=0.05,and the difference was statistically significant with P<0.05.Results:1.At the end of the trial,a total of 4 patients fell off,2 cases fell off in the experimental group,2 cases fell off in the control group,and a total of 90 patients completed data collection.There was no significant difference in general data between the two groups(P>0.05).2.Before the intervention,the scores of VAS experimental group were 5.83±0.64,the control group scored 5.78±0.71,the SAI experimental group scored 41.60±7.81,and the control group scored 42.00±7.58,and there was no significant difference in VAS and SAI scores between the two groups(P>0.05).3.On the day after surgery,the VAS score experimental group(5.43±0.57)was lower than that of the control group(5.60±0.68),and the difference was not statistically significant(P>0.05).1～3 days after surgery,the VAS score of the experimental group was lower than that of the control group(P<0.05).4.One day after surgery,the difference in HPOI and SAI scores between the two groups was not statistically significant(P>0.05).Three days after surgery,the HPOI and SAI scores of the experimental group were lower than those in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion:1.Aromatherapy can alleviate postoperative pain in OSAHS;2.Aromatherapy has a certain effect in relieving postoperative anxiety in OSAHS.