Aromatherapy Inhalation in Psychiatric Nurses

NCT ID: NCT06761859

Last Updated: 2025-02-07

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

66 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-01-01

Study Completion Date

2025-02-05

Brief Summary

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In this study will be conducted with a total of 66 psychiatric nurses who meet the inclusion and exclusion criteria and are working at Ankara Etlik City Hospital Psychiatry Clinic between January 1, 2025 and March 31, 2025.

Detailed Description

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In this study, aromatherapy inhalation will be applied to psychiatric nurses in the experimental group. Aromatherapy inhalation using 2% diluted lavender essential oil will be applied to 33 psychiatric nurses in the experimental group, 30 minutes before starting work, every other day during a week. The "General Job Stress Scale (GJSS)" and "Therapeutic Relationship Evaluation Scale-Nurse Form (TRES-NF)" inventories will be filled out by 33 psychiatric nurses in the experimental group before and after aromatherapy inhalation, and by 33 psychiatric nurses in the control group simultaneously with the psychiatric nurses in the experimental group.

Conditions

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Aromatherapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental group

In this study, aromatherapy inhalation will be applied to psychiatric nurses in the experimental group. Aromatherapy inhalation using 2% diluted lavender essential oil will be applied to 33 psychiatric nurses in the experimental group, 30 minutes before starting work, every other day during a week. The "General Job Stress Scale (GJSS)" and "Therapeutic Relationship Evaluation Scale-Nurse Form (TRES-NF)" inventories will be filled out by 33 psychiatric nurses in the experimental group before and after aromatherapy inhalation, and by 33 psychiatric nurses in the control group simultaneously with the psychiatric nurses in the experimental group.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Aromatherapy Inhalation in Psychiatric Nurses

Intervention Type OTHER

Aromatherapy inhalation using 2% diluted lavender essential oil will be applied to 33 psychiatric nurses in the experimental group, 30 minutes before starting work, every other day during a week. The lavender essential oil to be used in the study will be dropped 3 drops onto a cotton handkerchief cut into a disc shape and fixed to the clothes of the psychiatric nurses, 20 cm away from their noses, and they will be asked to inhale it for 30 minutes.

Control group

There will be no training or intervention. No intervention will be made to the 33 psychiatric nurses in the control group. The psychiatric nurses in the control group will be asked to fill out the "General Job Stress Scale (GJSS)" and "Therapeutic Relationship Evaluation Scale-Nurse Form (TRES-NF)" inventories simultaneously with the 33 psychiatric nurses in the experimental group.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Aromatherapy Inhalation in Psychiatric Nurses

Aromatherapy inhalation using 2% diluted lavender essential oil will be applied to 33 psychiatric nurses in the experimental group, 30 minutes before starting work, every other day during a week. The lavender essential oil to be used in the study will be dropped 3 drops onto a cotton handkerchief cut into a disc shape and fixed to the clothes of the psychiatric nurses, 20 cm away from their noses, and they will be asked to inhale it for 30 minutes.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Written permission was obtained before participating in the study
* Having worked in the psychiatry departments of the relevant institution for at least 1 year
* Working in the psychiatry departments of the relevant institution during the study dates
* Not sensitive to the odor of lavender essential oil

Exclusion Criteria

* Previous experience with aromatherapy
* Sensitivity and allergy to lavender essential oil
* Willingly leaving the study while the study was ongoing
* Leaving the job during the study period
* General condition changes during the study period (developing allergies, getting sick, taking annual leave, taking leave with a health report)
* Becoming a service responsible nurse
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Çankırı Karatekin University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

SERDAR TÜRKYILMAZ

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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SERDAR TÜRKYILMAZ

Nurse

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Ankara Etlik City Hospital

Ankara, Yenimahalle, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

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0009-0003-2884-5320

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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