• Narges Sadeghi, Azim Azizi, Shadi Asgari, and Younes Mohammadi.
• Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
• Burns. 2020 Dec 1; 46 (8): 1933-1941.

IntroductionPain and anxiety are a major problem of burn patients. Despite the use of different medications, patients still suffer from these two problems. Aromatherapy along with medication may help in alleviating these symptoms. This study aimed to investigate the effect of inhalation aromatherapy with damask rose essence on pain and anxiety in burn patients.MethodsThis three group clinical trial was conducted on 120 patients with burns less than 30% TBSA. The patients were randomly allocated into three groups, aromatherapy damask rose essence, placebo, and control. The pain intensity was assessed using visual analogue scale prior to intervention, immediately before, and 15 min after dressing. Anxiety was measured using Spielberger Inventory at before intervention and 15 min after dressing, also the prolonged effect of intervention on pain was assessed by number of the analgesics drugs received for four hours after dressing change. The intervention included inhalation of 6 drops of 40% damask rose essential oil in the damask group, and six drops of distilled water in placebo group one hour before dressing change. The control group received no intervention.ResultsBaseline state-trait anxiety and pain intensity were similar in these three groups (p > 0.05). We found a significant reduction in pain intensity immediately before and after dressing and state anxiety after dressing in the damask group compared to the placebo and control groups (p < 0.001). However, we found no significant difference between the placebo and control groups in terms of these variables at these times (p > 0.05). Also, we found no significant difference among three groups in frequency of analgesics drugs and trait anxiety after intervention (p > 0.05).ConclusionInhaled aromatherapy with Damask rose essence reduces subjective pain intensity and state anxiety in burned patients. Therefore, it is recommended considering use of damask rose essence, as an easy and affordable method along with other treatments.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.

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