Perspectives on the use of aromatherapy from clinicians attending an integrative medicine continuing education event

Amy C S Pearson; Susanne M Cutshall; W Michael Hooten; Nancy J Rodgers; Brent A Bauer; Anjali Bhagra

doi:10.1186/s12906-019-2572-y

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Perspectives on the use of aromatherapy from clinicians attending an integrative medicine continuing education event

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Perspectives on the use of aromatherapy from clinicians attending an integrative medicine continuing education event

Amy C S Pearson, Susanne M Cutshall, W Michael Hooten, Nancy J Rodgers, Brent A Bauer and Anjali Bhagra

BMC complementary and alternative medicine, Vol.19(1), pp.174-174

07/12/2019

DOI: 10.1186/s12906-019-2572-y

PMCID: PMC6625079

PMID: 31299970

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Background: The use of essential oils is growing in the United States, but clinician attitudes, experience, and beliefs regarding their use have not previously been studied. Methods: One hundred five of 106 clinician attendees (99.1%) of an integrative medicine continuing education conference were surveyed using an audience response system to obtain baseline information. Response frequencies of each item were reported. Nonparametric correlations were assessed comparing the statement "In the last 12 months, I have used essential oils for myself and/or my family" with the other agree/disagree statements using Spearman's rho. Results: A majority of participants personally used integrative medicine approaches other than aromatherapy (92.6%) and recommended them clinically (96.8%). Most had personally used essential oils (61%) and wished to offer essential oil recommendations or therapies to their patients (74.0%). Only 21.9% felt confident in their ability to counsel patients on safe use. Personal use of essential oils was highly correlated with confidence in the ability to counsel patients on safe use (Spearman coefficient 0.376, P = 0.000). Conclusions: This study indicates that clinicians interested in integrative medicine desire to provide aromatherapy recommendations, but do not feel confident in their ability to do so. Keywords: Aromatherapy; Essential oils; Integrative medicine; Nurse practitioners; Physician; Physician assistants; United States.

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Title: Subtitle: Perspectives on the use of aromatherapy from clinicians attending an integrative medicine continuing education event
Creators: Amy C S Pearson - Iowa City, IA USA
Susanne M Cutshall - Rochester, MN USA
W Michael Hooten - Rochester, MN USA
Nancy J Rodgers - Rochester, MN USA
Brent A Bauer - Rochester, MN USA
Anjali Bhagra - Rochester, MN USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: BMC complementary and alternative medicine, Vol.19(1), pp.174-174
DOI: 10.1186/s12906-019-2572-y
PMID: 31299970
PMCID: PMC6625079
NLM abbreviation: BMC Complement Altern Med
ISSN: 1472-6882
eISSN: 1472-6882
Publisher: BioMed Central; London
Grant note: Departmental funds / ;
Language: English
Date published: 07/12/2019
Academic Unit: Anesthesia
Record Identifier: 9984006488902771

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