Quality Appraisal of Research Reporting for Aromatherapy and Essential Oil Studies in Humans: Proposed Checklist for "Transparent Reporting for Essential oil and Aroma Therapeutic Studies"

被引：3

作者：

Reven, Marian E. ^{[1
]}

Bowles, Esther Joy ^{[2
]}

Audia, Donna D. ^{[3
]}

Cohen, Michelle M. ^{[3
]}

Joswiak, Denise J. ^{[4
]}

Kurkas Lee, Barb A. ^{[5
]}

May-Fitzgerald, Amanda C. ^{[6
]}

Peppers-Citizen, Marilyn ^{[7
]}

Resnick, Jerelyn A. ^{[8
,11
]}

Tomaino, Janet M. ^{[9
,12
]}

Unger, Bethany J. ^{[10
]}

机构：

[1] West Virginia Univ, Hlth Sci Ctr, Sch Nursing, 6600 Hlth Sci Ctr,POB 9600,Off 6505, Morgantown, WV 26506 USA

[2] Univ New England, Fac Med & Hlth, Dept Hlth & Med, Armidale, Australia

[3] Univ Maryland, Integrat Care Team, Med Ctr, Baltimore, MD USA

[4] Augsburg Coll, Dept Nursing, Minneapolis, MN USA

[5] Gannon Univ, Dept Nursing, Erie, PA USA

[6] Amer Coll Healthcare Sci, Integrat Hlth Sci, Portland, OR USA

[7] Maryland Univ Integrat Hlth, Yoga Therapy, Laurel, MD USA

[8] Univ Washington, Dept Nursing, Seattle, WA USA

[9] Univ Minnesota Twin Cities, Earl E Bakken Ctr Spiritual & Healing, Minneapolis, MN USA

[10] Med Coll Wisconsin, Dept Biol, Milwaukee, WI USA

[11] Univ Washington, Bothell, WA USA

[12] Univ Minneapolis, Minneapolis, MN USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE | 2024年 / 30卷 / 05期

关键词：

aromatherapy; essential oils; holistic medicine; research; quality appraisal; GUIDELINES; MOOD; INTERVENTION; TRIALS;

D O I：

10.1089/jicm.2023.0006

中图分类号：

R [医药、卫生];

学科分类号：

10 ;

摘要：

Introduction: Reporting of aromatherapy-focused research often lacks sufficient quality and detail for replication and subsequent application of results. To our knowledge currently, no quality appraisal tool exists for aromatherapy research reporting. To address this gap, the Aromatic Research Quality Appraisal Taskforce (ARQAT) composed of aromatherapy professionals with varied expert backgrounds came together. Presented here is the Transparent Reporting for Essential oil and Aroma Therapeutic Studies (TREATS) checklist, which is a result of this collaborative effort.Methods: Creation of TREATS followed a three-stage process, including determination of interest/need, development, and dissemination. The shortcomings of existing aromatherapy research reporting quality were evaluated and responses to address these shortcomings were used to create checklist items that were then grouped into sections. Items for each section were brain-stormed with reference to the aromatherapy literature and ARQAT's expert knowledge, and the development of each section followed an iterative process until agreement was reached. An explanatory document was also created to assist more accurate use of the tool; it and the checklist were reviewed by a group of aromatherapy experts.Results: The TREATS checklist with 38 items in four sections was developed along with the explanatory document. The ARQAT and a global group of aromatherapy experts reviewed the TREATS. Their results and comments assisted development of the current version. The TREATS identifies key components of research involving essential oils, their application, and olfactory considerations that ARQAT considers the minimum necessary for high-quality aromatherapy research.Conclusion: The TREATS, explanatory document, and associated website (www.arqat.org) contribute to thorough aromatherapy research critique. The TREATS checklist aids appraisal of quality and can be used with any study design. It lays the foundation for the future development of aromatic research reporting guidelines.

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