The effect on staff of essential oil burners in extended care settings.
Because hospital wards may be associated with smells, such as chemicals, food, and people and their produce, essential oils in burners were considered a way of improving the ward atmosphere for staff. A study was conducted in three parts. A questionnaire covering a period of 1 month; lavender oil in burners for a 3-month period; and a second questionnaire. A significant number of respondents (88%) indicated in the first questionnaire their belief that the use of essential oil would have a positive effect on the workplace. Eighty-five per cent of respondents to the second questionnaire believed that there had been an improvement in the work environment following the use of the lavender oil burners.
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Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. tysoe@senet.com.au
D019341:Aromatherapy; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D027523:Lavandula; D013021:South Australia