The effect of aromatherapy with damask rose on operating room nurses' anxiety, accuracy and occupational stress

Introduction: Operating room nurses are frequently exposed to high-risk physical and psychological factors that lead to increased anxiety and job stress and reduced accuracy. This study aimed to survey the effect of aromatherapy with damask rose on anxiety, accuracy and job stress in operating room nurses.Methods: This clinical trial study was conducted on ۶۰ operating room nurses of Qom University of Medical Sciences hospitals in ۱۴۰۰. Operating room nurses selected by the convenience sampling method and were divided into two equal experimental and control groups using the random blocking method. In experimental group, nurses were asked to inhalant with damask rose for ten minutes. The control group was asked to inhalant normal saline. Anxiety, accuracy and job stress was assessed before and after aromatherapy.Results: The mean age of the nurses was ۳۲.۲۱±۶.۱۷ years. After aromatherapy, the mean scores of anxiety and job stress significantly increased to ۲۶.۵۳ ± ۴.۰۰ (t=۹.۳۲, P<۰.۰۰۱) and ۸۰.۰ ±۱۰.۴۷ (t=۷.۰۶, P<۰.۰۰۱) in experimental group. The mean score of accuracy significantly reduced to ۳۳.۵۶ ± ۳.۶۹ in experimental group after aromatherapy (t=۸.۲۱, P<۰.۰۰۱). The results showed significant difference between experimental and control groups in terms of anxiety (t=-۷.۲۹, P<۰.۰۰۱), accuracy (t=-۲.۴۸, P=۰.۰۱۶) and job stress (t=۴.۱۴, P<۰.۰۰۱) after aromatherapy.Conclusion: It is recommended to use aromatherapy with damask rose to reduce anxiety and job stress and improve accuracy of operating room nurses

کلیدواژه ها:

Aromatherapy ، Damask Rose ، Anxiety ، Accuracy ، Occupational stress ، Operating room nurse