Use of Topical Lavender Essential Oils to Reduce Perceptions of Burnout in Critical Care.

IF 2 Q2 NURSING

AACN Advanced Critical Care Pub Date : 2022-12-15 DOI:10.4037/aacnacc2022289

Rachel T DiGalbo, Staci S Reynolds

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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.

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使用局部薰衣草精油，以减少倦怠的观念在重症监护。

背景:重症监护病房(ICU)医护人员面临越来越多的职业倦怠。本研究的目的是评估使用薰衣草精油后的倦怠程度。目的:评价外用薰衣草精油降低2019冠状病毒病疫情期间一线ICU医护人员职业倦怠的效果。方法:采用设计前和设计后循证实践项目，评价为期8周的薰衣草精油外用干预对医护人员职业倦怠的影响。干预前后分别进行马斯拉克倦怠量表，包括情绪耗竭、人格解体和个人成就的子量表。医护人员对干预的依从性和满意度也进行了测量。结果:34名ICU医护人员参与。结果显示，干预前的个人成就量表有显著改善(mean [SD]， 3.86 [0.81] vs干预后的4.14 [1.01];P = .04)。去人格化的改善并不显著。大多数参与者对干预感到满意(n = 23[67.6%])和顺从(n = 23[67.6%])。结论:外用薰衣草精油是一种具有成本效益的干预措施，可用于降低一线ICU工作人员的倦怠成分。

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AACN Advanced Critical Care NURSING-

CiteScore

2.10

自引率

4.50%

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期刊介绍： AACN Advanced Critical Care is a quarterly, peer-reviewed publication of in-depth articles intended for experienced critical care and acute care clinicians at the bedside, advanced practice nurses, and clinical and academic educators. Each issue includes a topic-based symposium, feature articles, and columns of interest to critical care and progressive care clinicians. AACN Advanced Critical Care contains concisely written, practical information for immediate use and future reference. Continuing education units are available for selected articles in each issue. AACN Advanced Critical Care is an official publication of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.