The effect of aromatherapy massage with music on the stress and anxiety levels of emergency nurses

Davis, Cathy; Cooke, Marie; Holzhauser, Kerri; Jones, Mark; Finucane, Julie

doi:10.1016/j.aenj.2005.05.001

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“…1979) varies between measures from adequate to very good, with Cronbach's alpha varying between 0·54 for control rewards and 0·87 for intrinsic rewards. Reliability of the adapted POSS reported by Davis et al. (2005) for the winter project was similar (0·623–0·92 with the exception of extrinsic rewards that had a Cronbach's alpha of 0·425).…”

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“…These 21 questions were generated from Adeb‐Saeedi (2002) study as well as experience and incorporated into the survey used for both the winter and summer data collection periods. The Cronbach's alpha reported for this scale from the winter period (Davis et al. 2005) was 0·863.…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Many nurses, however, believe that their workloads during the winter months are further increased because of increases in patient presentations and nurses’ sick leave. This paper outlines the findings of a study that questioned these assumptions by extending a project conducted during the winter (see Davis et al. 2005) to enable a comparison of the seasonal (winter and summer) effectiveness of aromatherapy massage on the stress and anxiety levels of emergency nurses.…”

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The effect of aromatherapy massage with music on the stress and anxiety levels of emergency nurses: comparison between summer and winter

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Jones

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Journal of Clinical Nursing

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The effect of aromatherapy massage with music on the stress and anxiety levels of emergency nurses: comparison between summer and winter

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Jones

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“…For example, a once-weekly 15-min back massage significantly reduced psychological symptoms of anxiety in acute care hospital nurses [11]. A combination of massage, relaxing music and aromatherapy was also shown to be effective in reducing anxiety for emergency nurses [12]. Similarly, a combination of tactile massage and hypnosis helped reduce the stress and pain levels, and increase the work ability, of short-term emergency ward nurses [13].…”

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The effect of foot massage on long-term care staff working with older people with dementia: a pilot, parallel group, randomized controlled trial

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BackgroundCaring for a person with dementia can be physically and emotionally demanding, with many long-term care facility staff experiencing increased levels of stress and burnout. Massage has been shown to be one way in which nurses’ stress can be reduced. However, no research has been conducted to explore its effectiveness for care staff working with older people with dementia in long-term care facilities.MethodsThis was a pilot, parallel group, randomized controlled trial aimed at exploring feasibility for a larger randomized controlled trial. Nineteen staff, providing direct care to residents with dementia and regularly working ≥ two day-shifts a week, from one long-term care facility in Queensland (Australia), were randomized into either a foot massage intervention (n=9) or a silent resting control (n=10). Each respective session lasted for 10-min, and participants could receive up to three sessions a week, during their allocated shift, over four-weeks. At pre- and post-intervention, participants were assessed on self-report outcome measures that rated mood state and experiences of working with people with dementia. Immediately before and after each intervention/control session, participants had their blood pressure and anxiety measured. An Intention To Treat framework was applied to the analyses. Individual qualitative interviews were also undertaken to explore participants’ perceptions of the intervention.ResultsThe results indicate the feasibility of undertaking such a study in terms of: recruitment; the intervention; timing of intervention; and completion rates. A change in the intervention indicated the importance of a quiet, restful environment when undertaking a relaxation intervention. For the psychological measures, although there were trends indicating improvement in mood there was no significant difference between groups when comparing their pre- and post- scores. There were significant differences between groups for diastolic blood pressure (p= 0.04, partial η2=0.22) and anxiety (p= 0.02, partial η2=0.31), with the foot massage group experiencing greatest decreases immediately after the session. The qualitative interviews suggest the foot massage was well tolerated and although taking staff away from their work resulted in some participants feeling guilty about taking time out, a 10-min foot massage was feasible during a working shift.ConclusionsThis pilot trial provides data to support the feasibility of the study in terms of recruitment and consent, the intervention and completion rates. Although the outcome data should be treated with caution, the pilot demonstrated the foot massage intervention showed trends in improved mood, reduced anxiety and lower blood pressure in long-term care staff working with older people with dementia. A larger study is needed to build on these promising, but preliminary, findings.Trial registrationACTRN: ACTRN12612000659808.

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“…15(p36) Other researchers used lavender to reduce stress on orthopedic and emergency nurses. 16,17 Another group used lavender to reduce stress in intensive care patients, 14 but most articles suggested the use of aromatherapy for general stress reduction.…”

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The Effect of Essential Oils on Work-Related Stress in Intensive Care Unit Nurses

Pemberton

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2008

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The effect of aromatherapy massage with music on the stress and anxiety levels of emergency nurses

Cited by 20 publications

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The effect of aromatherapy massage with music on the stress and anxiety levels of emergency nurses: comparison between summer and winter

The effect of aromatherapy massage with music on the stress and anxiety levels of emergency nurses: comparison between summer and winter

The effect of foot massage on long-term care staff working with older people with dementia: a pilot, parallel group, randomized controlled trial

The Effect of Essential Oils on Work-Related Stress in Intensive Care Unit Nurses

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