Effects of aromatherapy with Rosa damascene and lavender on pain and anxiety of burn patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Pain and anxiety were considered the most common complications of treatment procedures in burn patients. Non‐pharmacological drugs, including aromatherapy, can decrease these issues. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aim to summarise the effects of aromatherapy with Rosa damascene (RD) and lavender on the pain and anxiety of burn patients. A systematic search was performed on international electronic databases such as Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science, as well as on Iranian electronic databases such as Iranmedex and Scientific Information Database (SID) with keywords extracted from Medical Subject Headings such as “Burns”, “Pain”, “Pain management”, “Anxiety”, and “Aromatherapy” were performed from the earliest to November 1, 2022. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist assessed the quality of randomised control trials (RCTs) and quasi‐experimental studies. STATA v.14 software was used to estimate pooled effect size. Heterogeneity was assessed with I2 value. Random effect model and inverse‐variance method using sample size, mean, and standard deviation changes were applied to determine standard mean differences (SMD). The confidence interval of 95% was considered to determine the confidence level. A total of 586 burn patients participated in six studies, including three RCT studies and three quasi‐experimental studies. The results based on RCT studies showed RD significantly decreased the dressing pain average when compared to the control group (SMD: −1.61, 95%CI: −2.32 to −0.99, Z = 5.09, I2: 66.2%, P