Aromatherapy and Happiness

NYU Langone Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Happiness

Treatments: Other: Aromatherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05864222

23-00408

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to explore the impact that aromatherapy has on nurses' self-perception of happiness and workplace satisfaction. After completing the informed consent process, participants will complete a demographic survey, the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ), and the Nursing Job Satisfaction Survey (NJSS). Aromatherapy (AT), via AT stickers on employee badges, will begin after baseline measurements. OHQ and NJSS will be measured again at 3 months and 6 months of AT. After completion of the intervention, participants will also complete a qualitative survey addressing overall self-reported impact of AT. Analysis will occur after final data is collected.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. A Registered Nurse at NYULH
2. Willing to provide an email address of choice
3. Willing to wear an aromatherapy badge sticker during every work shift
4. Not allergic or otherwise sensitive to aromatherapy scent

Exclusion criteria

1. Not a Registered Nurse at NYULH
2. Not willing to provide an email of choice
3. Not willing to wear an aromatherapy badge sticker during every work shift
4. Allergic or otherwise sensitive to aromatherapy scent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 1 patient group

Nurses Working in an Academic Health System (AHS)

Experimental group

Description:

Nurse participants will receive aromatherapy (AT) after baseline measurements. Each day, the participants will pick up AT stickers to wear throughout the day on their staff badges. Participants will receive monthly emails, reminding them to wear the AT every day that they are working.

Treatment:

Other: Aromatherapy