Korean Journal of Adult Nursing (성인간호학회지)

Korean Society of Adult Nursing (한국성인간호학회)
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The Effect of Aromatherapy on Stress of Nurses Working in Operating Room

향기흡입법이 수술실 간호사의 스트레스에 미치는 효과

  • Sung, Soon Nam (Gyeongsang-National University Hospital) ;
  • Eun, Young (College of Nursing, Gerontological Health Research Genter, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science)
  • 성순남 (경상대학교병원) ;
  • 은영 (경상대학교 간호대학, 경상대학교 건강과학연구원 노인건강연구센터)
  • Received : 2006.05.17
  • Accepted : 2006.10.31
  • Published : 2007.03.30
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Abstract

Purpose: To identify the effects of the aromatherapy on stress of nurses working in operating room. Methods: The study design was nonequivalent control-group pretest-posttest design. The subjects were 45 nurses working in the operating room. Experimental group were 24 nurses in G Hospital and control group were 21 nurses in U Hospital. All of the subjects were measured of the subjective stress, stress responses and the job stress. For aromatherapy, lavender, bergamot, and ylang were mixed in the ratio of 2 : 2 : 1. Results: 1) "The subjective stress of experimental group is lower than that of the control group" was supported (t=-2.70, p=.01). 2) "The stress responses of experi-mental group is lower than that of the control group" was supported (t=-2.49, p=.01). 3) "The job stress of experimental group is lower than that of the control group" was supported (t=-7.97, p=.00). Conclusion: This study suggested that such aroma inhalation method could be effective on stress of nurses working in operating room.

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