Aromaterapia nos sintomas psicoemocionais e fadiga em profissionais de enfermagem no contexto da COVID-19

Beatriz Farias Alves Yamada; Paula Helena Caldas Seixas; Isabelle Lourenço Fedel; Ruth Natalia Teresa Turrini; Juliana Rizzo Gnatta

doi:10.5294/aqui.2022.22.4.5

Authors

Beatriz Farias Alves Yamada Author Instituto Beatriz Yamada https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6673-6756
Paula Helena Caldas Seixas Author Universidade de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7737-042X
Isabelle Lourenço Fedel Author Universidade de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0878-9793
Ruth Natalia Teresa Turrini Author Universidade de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4910-7672
Juliana Rizzo Gnatta Author Universidade de São Paulo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8689-5762

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2022.22.4.5

Keywords:

Aromatherapy, psychic symptoms, nursing staff, fatigue, disease prevention

Abstract

Objective: To compare the effectiveness of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil (EO) versus an EO synergy on psycho-emotional symptoms and fatigue of nursing professionals in the COVID-19 setting. Materials and Methods: This is a quasi-experimental pilot study conducted in 2020. The professionals were randomized in Group 1 — lavender, and in Group 2 — lavender and other EOs synergy. The instruments were validated in Brazil, namely the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) and the Fatigue Pictogram, which were applied at three moments: before the intervention, after 21 days of intervention, and three weeks after the end of the intervention follow-up. The data were evaluated using Pearson’s x2 test or Fisher’s exact test (dichotomous variables) and Student’s t-test or Mann-Whitney test (continuous variables). Results: A total of 18 professionals participated, and both groups presented improved SRQ-20 scores (p < 0.010), which was maintained in the follow-up for Group 1 compared to the pre-intervention moment (p = 0.033). There was a significant decrease in fatigue in professionals in both groups (p = 0.010), but no difference was observed in the improvement of the impact of fatigue on daily life. Conclusions: There was a reduction in psycho-emotional symptoms and fatigue in nursing professionals who used aromatherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic in both groups.

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