Effects of lavender essential oil for colorectal cancer patients with permanent colostomy on elimination of odor, quality of life, and ostomy adjustment: A randomized controlled trial

Purpose To examine the effects of the addition of lavender essential oil to the colostomy bag of the patients with permanent colostomy on the elimination of odor, quality of life, and ostomy adjustment. Methods As a parallel group, single-blinded randomized controlled trial with repeated measures, this study was conducted between November 2016 and February 2018. Patients with a permanent colostomy that had opened at least three months before the...