Evaluation of the Efficacy of Aromatherapy on the Well-being of Hospital Healthcare Professionals: a Randomized Cross-over Trial
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Healthcare Professionnals
- Sponsor
- Groupe Hospitalier de la Region de Mulhouse et Sud Alsace
- Enrollment
- 51
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- World Health Organization index of well-being
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The main objective is to evaluate the efficacy of aromatherapy (inhaler sticks) on the well-being of healthcare professionals practicing in medical and surgical intensive care unit, operating room/anesthesia and emergency departments
Detailed Description
The secondary objectives of this study are : 1. To evaluate the efficacy of aromatherapy on anxiety of healthcare professionals; 2. To evaluate the efficacy of aromatherapy on stress symptoms of healthcate professionals; 3. To assess compliance with aromatherapy. Conduct of research: All participants included in the study will receive the study treatment (essential oils mixtures in inhaler sticks for 2 months) and the control (no intervention for 2 months), in random order. At inclusion and at the end of each period, questionnaires of well-being, anxiety and stress will be completed.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Healthcare professional ;
- •Working in a medical or surgical intensive care unit or in a operating room/anesthesia unit or in the emergency department;
- •Agrees not to use any topical, oral or inhaled essential oils during the two study periods, other than those specified in the study protocol;
- •Written informed consent;
Exclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant or breastfeeding woman;
- •Known allergies to essential oils;
- •Scheduled departure from the unit;
- •Antidepressant treatment or anxiolytic treatment;
- •Taking topical, oral or inhaled essential oils durink the week prior to inclusion.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
World Health Organization index of well-being
Time Frame: Through study completion, 4 months
The World Health Organization well-being index consists of 5 items with 6 response modalities distributed on a frequency scale from 0 to 5. A global score is obtained by adding the answers to the 5 items, then multiplying this result by 4, i.e. a global score varying from 0 to 100. 0 is the worst score possible and 100 is the best score possible.
Secondary Outcomes
- Spielberger General Anxiety Questionnaire(Through study completion, 4 months)
- Follow-up diary(End of aromatherapy, 2 months)
- Perceived Stress Scale(Through study completion, 4 months)