Effects of Short-Term Inhalation of Patchouli Oil on Professional Quality of Life and Stress Levels in Emergency Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Published in: The journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) Vol. 26; no. 11; p. 1032
• Main Authors: Shin, You Kyoung, Lee, So-Young, Lee, Jeong-Min, Kang, Purum, Seol, Geun Hee
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2020
• Subjects: Administration, Inhalation; Adult; Burnout, Professional - prevention & control; Burnout, Professional - psychology; Fatigue - prevention & control; Female; Humans; Job Satisfaction; Male; Middle Aged; Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology; Phytotherapy - methods; Pogostemon; Quality of Life - psychology; stress; emergency nurses; patchouli; compassion satisfaction

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of patchouli ( Benth.) inhalation by emergency nurses on their stress, compassion satisfaction, compassion fatigue, burnout, blood pressure, and heart rate. A randomized controlled trial. University hospital in Incheon. This study was performed fr...