Pengaruh Aromaterapi Essential Oil Lemon Myrtle terhadap Ketelitian dan Konsistensi Kerja pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya

Mahasiswa kedokteran sering mengalami tekanan akademik yang tinggi sehingga dapat memengaruhi fokus, ketelitian, dan konsistensi dalam mengerjakan tugas. Salah satu metode alami yang dapat digunakan untuk membantu meningkatkan konsentrasi adalah penggunaan aromaterapi essential oil Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora). Essential oil ini mengandung senyawa citral berupa neral dan geranial yang diketahui memiliki efek relaksasi, membantu mengurangi stres, meningkatkan fokus, dan menjaga kestabilan emosi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh aromaterapi essential oil Lemon Myrtle terhadap ketelitian dan konsistensi kerja mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya angkatan 2025.

Penelitian ini menggunakan metode quasi experimental dengan desain pre-test and post-test control group design. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 35 mahasiswa yang dibagi menjadi kelompok kontrol dan kelompok perlakuan. Pengukuran ketelitian dan konsistensi kerja dilakukan menggunakan Tes Kraepelin sebelum dan sesudah pemberian aromaterapi melalui diffuser. Analisis data menggunakan uji Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.

Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemberian essential oil Lemon Myrtle meningkatkan ketelitian dan konsistensi kerja mahasiswa. Pada variabel ketelitian kerja didapatkan nilai p=0,000 (p<0,05), sedangkan pada variabel konsistensi kerja juga diperoleh nilai p=0,000 (p<0,05). Hasil tersebut menunjukkan adanya pengaruh yang signifikan dari pemberian aromaterapi essential oil Lemon Myrtle terhadap ketelitian dan konsistensi kerja mahasiswa.

Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah aromaterapi essential oil Lemon Myrtle dapat membantu meningkatkan ketelitian dan konsistensi kerja mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya angkatan 2025.

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Medical students often experience high academic pressure that can affect their focus, accuracy, and consistency while completing tasks. One natural method that may help improve concentration is the use of Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) essential oil aromatherapy. This essential oil contains citral compounds such as neral and geranial, which are known to provide relaxation effects, reduce stress, improve focus, and maintain emotional stability. This study aimed to determine the effect of Lemon Myrtle essential oil aromatherapy on the work accuracy and consistency of first-year medical students at Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya.

This study used a quasi-experimental method with a pre-test and post-test control group design. The study involved 35 students who were divided into control and treatment groups. Work accuracy and consistency were measured using the Kraepelin Test before and after aromatherapy administration through a diffuser. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.

The results showed that the administration of Lemon Myrtle essential oil improved students’ work accuracy and consistency. The work accuracy variable showed a p-value of 0.000 (p<0.05), while the work consistency variable also showed a p-value of 0.000 (p<0.05). These findings indicate that Lemon Myrtle essential oil aromatherapy had a significant effect on improving students’ work accuracy and consistency.

In conclusion, Lemon Myrtle essential oil aromatherapy can help improve the work accuracy and consistency of first-year medical students at Universitas Muhammadiyah Surabaya.