Effect of Massage by Using Lavender and Chamomile Oils of Intact Skin on Outcomes of Moderately Burned Patients

Abstract

Background: Burn injury is considered as one of the most painful types of trauma that a patient can experience. Pain management is an integral component of nursing practice. Attention has been paid to the use of complementary and alternative therapies as non-pharmacological methods for reducing patient's pain and anxiety. Aim of the study: to assess the effect of massage by using lavender and chamomile oils of intact skin on pain and anxiety of moderately burned patients. Research design: A quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct the study. Sample and setting: The study was conducted on 60 burned patients at Burn Unit, Tanta Emergency University Hospital, Egypt; the sample was divided into two groups; control group who received routine hospital care and study group who received aroma therapy massage with lavender and chamomile oils. Tools of data collection: three tools were used: Tool (I) A structured interview schedule, it comprised of two parts; (part I) patient's sociodemographic data; (part II) Clinical data, Tool (II) Burns Specific Pain Anxiety Scale (BSPAS) and Tool (III) Beck Anxiety Inventory scale (BAI). Results: revealed a significant reduction in pain and anxiety level after implementation of aroma therapy massage with lavender and chamomile oils than pre intervention in study group compared to control group who didn't receive intervention. Conclusion: aroma therapy massage with lavender and chamomile oils can play an important role to control pain and anxiety among burned patients with combination of pharmacological treatment. Recommendation: Nursing staff must focusing on a standardized continuous pain and anxiety assessment and documentation as they are a cornerstone of pain and anxiety control ,also application of aromatherapy massage with lavender and chamomile oils for burned patients as a protocol of nursing care to reduce burn pain and anxiety level.

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“…Surya et al (2020) discovered that lavender and rose aromatherapy can reduce pain in postoperative patients. Another study showed that aromatherapy massage with lavender and chamomile oils can reduce and control pain in burn patients (M Gallo et al, 2022).…”