H-Senses Project - Self Care Mediated by the Senses

H-SENSES PROJECT Self Care Mediated by the Senses: Assessing the Impact on Self-esteem, Stress and Well-being of Female Health Professionals

Randomized clinical trial about self-care mediated by the senses in female health professionals and their influence on stress, self-esteem, mood states, life satisfaction and levels of salivary cortisol.

The work environment of health professionals is commonly considered stressful, given that they need to deal with difficult situations that include pain, risk of death, the decisions that need to be fast and accurate, and conflicts generated in interpersonal relationships. There is an ongoing discussion that the investigators need to care for those who care, however, there are few interventions studied and validated to effectively reduce the stress of these professionals that resonate in states of well-being. There is little room for discussion of this topic during the workday, as well as to learn techniques and measures for effective stress management. This study aims to explore the relationship between well-being, self-esteem and stress of women health professionals, and compare three self-care interventions mediated by the senses.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Professional healthcare;
• working in healthcare or administrative area in hospital
• Voluntary participation;
• Signed in term of free and informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Evaluation with relevant dermatological findings diagnosed by a dermatologist;
• Work at nighttime or in alternate periods (because of known chronobiological changes that would affect the study of cortisol, one of the outcomes considered in the study);
• who are breastfeeding;
• Be pregnant