title: The effect of Rosmarinus herbal tea on occupational burnout in Iran Chemical Industry Investment company employees.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Burnout is one of the most important problems that the employees encounter. Many health problems arise due to burnout which is to be dealt with by the employees and the owners in the industry. Among many different ways of dealing with this problem, herbal therapy seems to be a promising solution. The present study intended to investigate the effect of Rosmarinus officinalis (RO) on burnout in employees who work in industrial environments.
  
  
  METHODS
  An experimental study was performed to see whether RO has an effect on burnout or not. A total of 66 employees, aged between 20 and 60 years, who had worked for at least 1 year in the technical wards of Iran Chemical Industry Investment Company took part in the study. The participants were randomly assigned to two groups of control (n = 33) and RO (n = 33). The RO group received 4 g of Rosemary in 150 cc water per day for 2 months. The control group, on the other hand, did not receive anything. The data were collected via Geldard (1989) Burnout Inventory before and after the treatment. A t-test was performed to analyze the collected data.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The results of statistical tests showed that after intervention, the score of occupational burnout in RO group was better, and a significant difference was found between the control and experimental groups (P = 0.03), in favor of the experimental group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of the study revealed that Rosmarinus had a positive effect on burnout in employees in this study. Further studies in this field are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing and Midwifery Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Tayebe
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mehrabi
authors.affiliation: Student Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Somayeh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gorji
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacognosy and Isfahan Pharmaceutical Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Behzad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zolfaghari
authors.affiliation: Head of Clinic Unit of Iran Chemical Industry Investment Company, Department of Medicine, Najafabad Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
authors.forename: Rasool
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Razmjoo
keywords: Burnout; Iran Chemical Industry Investment Company; Rosmarinus; nurses