title: The effect on staff of essential oil burners in extended care settings.
abstract: 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.
authors: Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. tysoe@senet.com.au
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authors: Tysoe
mesh_terms: D019341:Aromatherapy; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D027523:Lavandula; D013021:South Australia