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.Materials and 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.

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“…A validated questionnaire was adopted from surveys in similar previous studies 14 as a point of reference for validation regarding Syrian community. The questionnaire consisted of two sections:…”

“…The questionnaire consists of 40 items, and aims to assess the level of occupational burnout experienced by employees. 14 The Likert scale is used to score each item on a scale of 1–7, with 1 indicating “absolutely agree” and 7 indicating “absolutely disagree.” The resulting scores, ranging from 40 to 280 points, provide an indication of the level of occupational burnout experienced by the individual, with lower scores suggesting lower levels of burnout and higher scores suggesting the opposite. The Geldard Occupational Burnout Questionnaire scores individuals based on their responses to 40 items, each scored on a Likert scale of 1–7.…”

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