Senior Lecturer, School of Health Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
J Holist Nurs. 2023 Mar;41(1):62-89. doi: 10.1177/08980101221078736. Epub 2022 Feb 25.
Since the 1990's aromatherapy has been a popular adjunct to nursing and midwifery care in a variety of health care settings. The scoping review seeks to identify and confirm the benefits of incorporating aromatherapy into holistic nursing and midwifery practice Design: A scoping review using PRISMA-ScR of experimental studies where care is provided to the patient by a registered nurse or midwife. Any health care setting where nurses or midwives provide care. A multi- engine search using a range of MeSH and non-MeSH terms with the Boolean search [AND]. Inclusion criteria were; publication date from 2005-2021, study involved aromatherapy as an intervention, conducted in a clinical nursing or midwifery environment and the published article is available in full in English. Excluded were; single patient cases, animal studies, in vitro studies, use of essential oils internally or a whole plant extract was used or use was non-nursing/midwifery related. 124 studies met the inclusion criteria (n = 19188), classified into seven themes. The evidence supports the use of aromatherapy within a range of nursing and midwifery practices enhancing a holistic model of care. This scoping review contributes evidence to support the inclusion of aromatherapy into holistic nursing and midwifery practice.
自 20 世纪 90 年代以来，芳香疗法已成为各种医疗保健环境中护理和助产学的热门辅助手段。本范围综述旨在确定并确认将芳香疗法纳入整体护理和助产学实践的益处。设计：使用 PRISMA-ScR 对实验研究进行范围综述，其中由注册护士或助产士为患者提供护理。任何提供护理的护士或助产士的医疗保健环境。使用一系列 MeSH 和非 MeSH 术语以及布尔搜索 [AND] 进行多引擎搜索。纳入标准为：2005-2021 年出版日期、研究涉及芳香疗法作为干预措施、在临床护理或助产学环境中进行以及已发表的文章全文以英文提供。排除标准为：单个患者病例、动物研究、体外研究、内部使用精油或使用全植物提取物或使用与护理/助产学无关。有 124 项研究符合纳入标准（n=19188），分为七个主题。证据支持在一系列护理和助产学实践中使用芳香疗法，增强整体护理模式。本范围综述提供了证据支持将芳香疗法纳入整体护理和助产学实践。
