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Abstract
Background and purpose
Patients suffering from burn injuries experience high levels of pain, anxiety, and sleep problems. These symptoms negatively affect the healing process of patients. In this study, it was aimed to determine the effect of inhalation aromatherapy applied with lavender essential oil on pain, anxiety, and sleep quality in burn patients.
Methods
The randomized, placebo-controlled study was conducted with a total of 60 patients, 30 of whom were treated with aromatherapy (lavender) and 30 with placebo (sterile/ saline water), who were hospitalized in the burn treatment center of the hospital between October 2021 and April 2022. Interventions were applied for 20 min in the morning and evening for five days. “State-Trait Anxiety Inventory”, “Visual Analog Scale” and “Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire” were used for data collection.
Results
It was determined that the pain levels of the patients in the aromatherapy group decreased significantly compared to the patients in the placebo group (p < 0.05), but the anxiety levels did not differ significantly between the groups (p > 0.05). It was determined that the sleep quality of the patients in the aromatherapy group was higher from the 3rd day than the patients in the placebo group (p < 0.05).
Conclusions
It was determined that inhalation aromatherapy applied to burn patients reduced the level of pain and increased sleep quality. Aromatherapy is recommended for healthcare professionals to reduce pain and improve sleep quality in burn patients.
期刊介绍：
Burns aims to foster the exchange of information among all engaged in preventing and treating the effects of burns. The journal focuses on clinical, scientific and social aspects of these injuries and covers the prevention of the injury, the epidemiology of such injuries and all aspects of treatment including development of new techniques and technologies and verification of existing ones. Regular features include clinical and scientific papers, state of the art reviews and descriptions of burn-care in practice.
Topics covered by Burns include: the effects of smoke on man and animals, their tissues and cells; the responses to and treatment of patients and animals with chemical injuries to the skin; the biological and clinical effects of cold injuries; surgical techniques which are, or may be relevant to the treatment of burned patients during the acute or reconstructive phase following injury; well controlled laboratory studies of the effectiveness of anti-microbial agents on infection and new materials on scarring and healing; inflammatory responses to injury, effectiveness of related agents and other compounds used to modify the physiological and cellular responses to the injury; experimental studies of burns and the outcome of burn wound healing; regenerative medicine concerning the skin.
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