[[alternative]]The Effects of Valerian-Compound Essential Oil on Chronic Neck Pain and Heart Rate Variability – on The Experimental Basis of Nurse of The City Hospital

[[abstract]]目的：本研究以護理人員為對象，探討纈草複方精油對於慢性頸部疼痛之緩解效果，與其對於心率變異度之穩定效果，並分析其對自律神經系統所產生之生理影響。方法：本研究採類實驗性(quasi-experimental)研究設計，並且使用單盲、個案-對照(case-control)研究設計，以立意取樣方式招募個案。本研究以台北市某區域教學醫院之加護病房護理人員為研究對象。實驗組及對照組各32 位護理人員。實驗組接受10 分鐘纈草複方精油塗抹，對照組接受10 分鐘基底油塗抹。疼痛採視覺類比量表（VAS）及心率變異度測量儀（HRV）為測量工具，並使用SPSS 17.0 版進行資料分析。 結果：實驗組與對照組之疼痛視覺類比量表(VAS)，其後測均有顯著下降；在心率變異度方面，只有高頻（HF）功率的部份，實驗組比對照組有明顯上升，統計上達邊際顯著性。結論：實驗組對於舒緩頸部疼痛之生理性反應及主觀性感受呈現顯著下降，顯示纈草複方精油對於慢性頸部疼痛確實能達到減緩疼痛的功效。慢性頸部疼痛的護理人員，若透過芳香療法的介入，除了可以增強自律神經活性外，亦可消除壓力、緩和緊張情緒、舒活精神及緩解頸部疼痛等生理不適之症狀，使個體在身心靈皆能維持平衡健康，達到工作與生活的品質提升。[[abstract]]BACKGROUNDSApproximately, one third of the nurses had suffered from the problems of neck pain, which result in difficult in movement and sick leave. Aromatherapy massage is one of treatments to apply for such problems and become more widespread recently. The goal of this study is to assess the effects of valerian-compound essential oil aromatherapy on chronic neck pain of intensive care unit nurses by visual analogue scale (VAS) and heart rate variability (HRV) evaluation.METHODSWe studies 64 intensive care unit nurses, who were allocated to two groups, the first group was received massage by using jojoba oil as placebo and the other group was received that of valerian-compound essential oil. Those data were measured followed by VAS and HRV as outcomes. RESULTSThere were statistically significant difference in improvement of severity of neck pain rigidity and range of motion on VAS (P