TY - JOUR
T1 - Aromatherapy through the lens of trauma-informed care
T2 - Stress-reduction practices for healthcare professionals
AU - Langley-Brady, Dawn L.
AU - Shutes, Jade
AU - Vinson, Jaime J.
AU - Zadinsky, Julie K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2023/3
Y1 - 2023/3
N2 - In this post-pandemic era of short-staffing, limited resources, and an ever-growing rate of healthcare professionals reporting exhaustion, stress, anxiety, and burn-out, it is imperative to arm workers with easy to use self-care practices. Aromatherapy is a personal, easy to use, low-cost, effective complementary therapy to promote relaxation, stress reduction, grounding, and calm. Aromatherapy is the use of aromatic plant essences, such as essential oils, to support physiological and psychological wellness. When essential oils are inhaled, they impact the limbic system and sequentially the nervous system. Using a trauma-informed approach, aromatherapy is paired with polyvagal theory and somatic experiencing and presented with breathing practices and recommendations for use in the healthcare workplace.
AB - In this post-pandemic era of short-staffing, limited resources, and an ever-growing rate of healthcare professionals reporting exhaustion, stress, anxiety, and burn-out, it is imperative to arm workers with easy to use self-care practices. Aromatherapy is a personal, easy to use, low-cost, effective complementary therapy to promote relaxation, stress reduction, grounding, and calm. Aromatherapy is the use of aromatic plant essences, such as essential oils, to support physiological and psychological wellness. When essential oils are inhaled, they impact the limbic system and sequentially the nervous system. Using a trauma-informed approach, aromatherapy is paired with polyvagal theory and somatic experiencing and presented with breathing practices and recommendations for use in the healthcare workplace.
KW - And trauma-informed care
KW - Aromatherapy
KW - Polyvagal theory
KW - Self-care
KW - Somatics
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U2 - 10.1016/j.xjep.2023.100602
DO - 10.1016/j.xjep.2023.100602
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85146332986
SN - 2405-4526
VL - 30
JO - Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice
JF - Journal of Interprofessional Education and Practice
M1 - 100602
ER -