THE EFFECT OF GREEN TEA ON MENTAL HEALTH OF NURSES WORKING IN SELECTED HOSPITALS OF HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

It is necessary for a dynamic life and for the growth and prosperity of people to have a physical and mental health. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of green tea on mental health of nurses working in selected hospitals of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences in 2014. This study is a clinical trial study that, the sample consisted of 150 graduate and postgraduate nurses working in the selected hospital of Hamedan University of Medical Sciences in 2014 by simple random sampling. Data were collected through a general mental health questionnaire (GHQ-28). First, a questionnaire was distributed among the nurses of the study and after the responses; each sample was given three green tea bags of a certain company, 3 disposable glasses of 250 cc and 6 sugar cubes. They were asked to take 3 glasses of green tea three times a day and continue for 6 weeks and after this time, the mental health questionnaire was distributed among the subjects and collected after the response. Data were analyzed using Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests. Green tea consumption improved the index of physical health of individuals (P=0.000). Green tea consumption improved the index of anxiety and sleep deprivation (P=0.000). Green tea consumption improved the index of social dysfunction (P=0.000). Green tea consumption improved the index of depression in individuals (P=0.000). Green tea consumption had an effect on nurses' mental health (P=0.000). Green tea improves mental health and improves the dimensions of physical health, reduction of anxiety disorder, sleep, social function and depression. Key words: Green tea, physical health, social dysfunction, depression, anxiety disorder.