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KMID : 0806120050350020303
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대한간호학회지
2005 Volume.35 No. 2 p.303 ~ p.312
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The Effect of Lavender Aromatherapy on Cognitive Function,Emotion, and Aggressive Behavior of Elderly with Demenita
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was to develop an aromatherapy hand massage program, and to evaluate the effects of lavender aromatherapy on cognitive function, emotion, and aggressive behavior of elderly with dementia of the Alzheimer´s type.
Method: The Research design was a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized quasiexperimental study. Lavender aromatherapy was administrated to experimental groupⅠ for 2 weeks, jojoba oil massage was administrated to experimental
groupⅡ for 2 weeks, and no treatment was administrated to the control group for 2 weeks. Data was analyzed using the χ2-test, ANOVA, repeated measures of ANCOVA and ANCOVA in the SPSS program package.
Result: 1. Experimental group Ⅰ did not show significant differences in cognitive function in relation to the experimental groupⅡ and control group. 2. Experimental group Ⅰ showed significant differences in emotion and aggressive behavior in relation to the
experimental groupⅡ and control group.
Conclusion: A Lavender aromatherapy hand massage program is effective on
emotions and aggressive behavior of elderly with dementia of the Alzheimer´s type.
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