Use of Topical Lavender Essential Oils to Reduce Perceptions of Burnout in Critical Care.
AACN Adv Crit Care
; 33(4): 312-318, 2022 Dec 15.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2155473
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Intensive care unit (ICU) health care workers face increased burnout. The purpose of this project was to evaluate burnout after implementing lavender essential oils.OBJECTIVE:
To assess the effectiveness of topical lavender essential oils in decreasing the instance of burnout in frontline ICU health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
A predesign and postdesign evidence-based practice project was conducted to evaluate the implications of an 8-week topical lavender oil intervention on health care worker burnout. The Maslach Burnout Inventory, including subscales of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment, was administered before and after the intervention. Health care workers' compliance and satisfaction with the intervention were also measured.RESULTS:
Thirty-four ICU health care workers participated. Results showed significant improvements in the personal accomplishment subscale (mean [SD], 3.86 [0.81] before vs 4.14 [1.01] after intervention; P = .04). Improvements in depersonalization were not significant. Most participants were satisfied (n = 23 [67.6%]) and compliant (n = 23 [67.6%]) with the intervention.CONCLUSION:
The use of topical lavender essential oils is a cost-effective intervention that can be used to decrease components of burnout in frontline ICU workers.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Oils, Volatile
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
AACN Adv Crit Care
Journal subject:
Nursing
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Critical Care
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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