Chen Miao-Chuan, Fang Shu-Hui, Fang Li
Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Int J Nurs Pract. 2015 Feb;21(1):87-93. doi: 10.1111/ijn.12229. Epub 2013 Nov 15.
Workplace-related stress has become today's most serious occupational hazard. Aromatherapy is a simple, convenient and non-invasive method of stress relief. There is little research regarding the efficacy of aromatherapy by means of inhaling essential oil in reducing workplace stress-related symptoms among nurses. Therefore, this study was to examine the effectiveness of lavender oil inhalation in reducing job stress-related symptoms among nurses. The 53 nurses in the experimental group pinned small bottles containing 3% lavender oil on the clothes of their right chests, whereas 57 participants in the control group pinned bottles with no lavender oil. Aromatherapy was shown to be effective in the reduction of the number of stress symptoms for 3 or 4 days. The stress symptoms of the experimental group decreased from 6.1 to 2.8 after aromatherapy was carried out (P = 0.126, 0.159, 0.035 and 0.026). This represented a significant decrease in stress, whereas the stress symptoms in the control group increased from 5.6 to 5.8. Hospital staff managers are still encouraged to include aromatherapy concepts and techniques in the continuing education of nursing staff. Concurrently, future research should focus on the possible side effects of aromatherapy to assure safety.
职场压力已成为当今最严重的职业危害。芳香疗法是一种简单、便捷且无创的缓解压力的方法。关于通过吸入精油进行芳香疗法来减轻护士职场压力相关症状的疗效，相关研究较少。因此，本研究旨在探讨吸入薰衣草油对减轻护士工作压力相关症状的有效性。实验组的53名护士将装有3%薰衣草油的小瓶子别在右胸前的衣服上，而对照组的57名参与者别上的瓶子中没有薰衣草油。结果显示，芳香疗法在减轻压力症状数量方面3至4天内有效。进行芳香疗法后，实验组的压力症状从6.1降至2.8（P = 0.126、0.159、0.035和0.026）。这表明压力显著降低，而对照组的压力症状从5.6增至5.8。仍鼓励医院工作人员管理者将芳香疗法的概念和技术纳入护理人员的继续教育中。同时，未来的研究应关注芳香疗法可能产生的副作用以确保安全。
