背景及目的：隨著時代改變，原本住院期間照顧責任由傳統的家庭成員逐漸被新興行業的照顧服務員所替代。照顧服務員因與病人接觸時間長，互動頻繁，工作繁瑣、需隨時回應病人及家屬的需求，使工作壓力大容易影響照顧服務員的生理及心理健康，過去研究指出薰衣草精油能有效紓解壓力及放鬆的效果，因此本研究探討薰衣草精油對於照顧服務員工作疲勞感是否有降低的成效。 材料及方法：本研究以嘉義某區域醫療院所之照顧服務員為研究對象，採單組前後測設計，於配戴精油鏈實驗前，先進行前測(T1)填寫壓力知覺量表、職場疲勞量表、情境特質焦慮量表。實驗開始配戴八週項鍊，分別於第四週(T2)及第八週(T3)皆填寫相同量表。 結果：本研究結果顯示，照顧服務員配戴薰衣草精油項鍊無法改善疲勞，但能降低照顧服務員焦慮感之成效。 Background and Purpose: In these changing times, the original care responsibilities form family member transferred to nursing assistants. Nursing assistants work need to take care of complicated patients and respond in due course puts them much pressure. In the past, it was pointed out that lavender essential oil can effectively relieve the effects of stress and relaxation. Therefore, this study intends to Lavender essential oil necklace as a tool to explore the impact of nursing assistants on work fatigue. Materials and Methods: This study used a one-group pretest-posttest design for nursing assistants in a regional medical institution in Chiayi. Before wearing lavender essential oil necklace, first fill in the pre-test (T1) Perceived Stress Scale, Occupational Burnout Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. They began to wear the eight-week lavender essential oil necklace, fill in the same scale in the fourth week (T2) and the eighth week (T3). Results: This study shows nursing assistants wearing lavender essential oil necklace oil chains do not affect fatigue, but it can effectively improve anxiety.
