TY - JOUR JF - CMJA JO - cmja VL - 5 IS - 1 PY - 2015 Y1 - 2015/6/01 TI - Effect of Zataria multiflora (Shirazi thyme) on gastrointestinal symptoms in intensive care units nurses TT - تأثیر آویشن شیرازی بر علائم گوارشی پرستاران بخش‌های مراقبت ویژه N2 -   Introduction: Occupational stress in nurses, especially those working in intensive care units, can cause a variety of problems such as cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, respiratory, and skin problems. Among these problems, gastrointestinal symptoms have a high prevalence. This study was done to investigate Zataria multiflora effect on gastrointestinal symptoms in nurses working in intensive care units.   Methods: This is a randomized double- blind clinical trial. 70 nurses working in intensive care units of educational hospitals in Kashan city were selected to participate in the study. Informed consent forms were completed by nurses. They were randomly allocated into two groups. Intervention group received Zataria multiflora and control group placebo, three times a day. The intervention duration was one month. Data was gathered using a questionnaire consisted of two sections demographic information and Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale. Data was analyzed using paired t-test and independent t-test.   Results: Results showed that there was no significant difference between the two groups in demographic characteristics and gastrointestinal symptoms. Before and after taking the drug, gastrointestinal symptoms score in Zataria multiflora group was 23.00±3.95 and 18.25±2.09 respectively, which showed a significant difference (p SP - 1054 EP - 1064 AU - Vafaarani, Zeinab AU - Khosravi, Sharareh AU - Hekmatpou, Davood AU - Rafiei, Fatemeh AD - , Arak University of Medical Sciences KW - Nurse KW - Gastrointestinal Symptoms KW - Intensive Care KW - Zataria multiflora. UR - http://cmja.arakmu.ac.ir/article-1-291-en.html ER -