effects of lavender breathing on work stress and job satisfaction in health professionals

Stage 1 (at the beginning of the work shift on Monday): The intervention, placebo and control groups were administered General Characteristics Form, Work Stress Scale and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire . Stage 2 (from the beginning of the work shift on Monday to the end of the work shift on Friday): The intervention group was asked to breathe deeply three drops of lavender oil put on a diffuser ten times at the beginning of their work shifts every day. Then this diffuser was placed on the participant’s work desks . By this means, the participants breathed the lavander oil aroma spreading withinside the room in which they worked overtime. The placebo group was asked to breathe deeply placebo ten times in a diffuser containing three drops of distilled water added light yellow food dye (since lavender oil is light yellow). Then this diffuser was placed on the participant’s work desks . By this means, the participants breathed the distilled water aroma spreading withinside the room in which they worked overtime. The control group was not exposed to any interventions and continued to perform their daily routine work. Stage 3 (at the end of the work shift on Friday): The intervention, placebo and control groups were administered General Characteristics Form, Work Stress Scale and Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire . All the participants were told to come to work every day for five days, not to stay out of their room for more than two hours including lunch break and not to ventilate their room. The primary components of lavender oil used in research are linalool (39%) and linalyl acetate (35%). Other components include limonene, 1,8-cineole, beta-ocimene, 3-octanon cymene, butanoic acid, camphor, beta-caryophyllene, beta-farnesene, borneol. The resulting vapour has fragrance at a level detectable to the average person. Brief descriptions were used to monitor adherence to the intervention.