Investigating the impact of aromatherapy on the quality of life of nurses working in a hospital

Quality of life is a multi-dimensional concept that is studied in the dimensions of physical, social, psychological and emotional performance, which is related to the personality traits and work environment of people, and is of great importance for health systems and health care providers (۱). . Employees who have a higher quality of life, have higher organizational identity, job satisfaction and performance, and have a lower tendency to leave their jobs (۲). It has been determined that the programs to improve the quality of life of employees reduce the number of complaints, the rate of absenteeism and the amount of disciplinary regulations and increase the positive attitude and participation in the programs of the suggestion system. The quality of professional life consists of two dimensions of satisfaction and fatigue caused by the job (۳). Since nursing is a very stressful and exhausting job in the long term, we are looking for non-pharmacological ways to reduce stress and thus increase the quality of life in these people, one of which is aromatherapy.The following research has been conducted to investigate the impact of aromatherapy on the quality of life of nurses working in a hospital.

Keywords:

Quality of life , aromatherapy , nurses