PP21 Efficacy And Safety Of Aromatherapy: An Overview Of Systematic Reviews
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Introduction Aromatherapy is the field of herbal medicine that uses essential oils distilled from flowers, roots, and herbs other plant compounds to promote physical psychological well-being. Essential are absorbed into body in different ways, with inhaled topical routes being most widely used. The aim this review was critically evaluate synthesize available scientific evidence on efficacy safety aromatherapy for management any therapeutic indication. This report requested by Spanish Ministries Health Science Innovation. Methods An overview systematic reviews (SRs) performed. MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO databases were searched literature published January 2006 August 2021. SRs reporting included. We applied no restrictions terms administration route or oil Two reviewers independently performed screening selection, data extraction, quality assessment. Results included 74 covering a wide variety populations settings. reported outcome anxiety, followed pain, commonly used lavender. Fifteen mild adverse events aromatherapy. Only 11 assessed certainty using GRADE approach. reduced heart rate likely reduces anxiety breathing patients cardiovascular diseases. probably also pain women primary dysmenorrhea. Additionally, it may reduce blood pressure, acute subjective stress, need antiemetic drugs after surgical procedures. However, very uncertain regarding effect life cancer, caesarean section, dental anxiety. Conclusions be useful managing symptoms conclusions not definitive because moderate high risk bias many studies SRs.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['1471-6348', '0266-4623']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462322001660