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KMID : 0123520090160020145
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Journal of muscle and joint health
2009 Volume.16 No. 2 p.145 ~ p.153
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Effects of Aroma Massage on Pain, Activities of Daily Living and Fatigue in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
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Kim In-Ja
Kim Eun-Kyung
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Abstract
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Purpose: The effects of aroma massage on pain, activities of daily living, and fatigue were investigated in the patients who have knee osteoarthritis.
Method: A quasi-experimental design with non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest measures was used. Twenty one and twenty subjects were included in control and experimental group, respectively. Subjects in experimental group had aroma massage which used lavender, chamomile, and ginger oil on painful knee. They were encouraged to implement aroma massage at least two times a day for 2 weeks. Subjects in the control group had conventional oil massage implementing by exactly same method as did in the experimental group. GRS (graphic rating scale), Korean version of WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster) osteoarthritis index, and MAF (multidimensional assessment of fatigue) were used to measure the outcome variables such as pain, activities of daily living and fatigue, respectively.
Results: After 2 weeks, those in the experimental group reported significantly less pain and fatigue and better activities of daily living than those in the control group.
Conclusion: Based on these results, aroma massage could be recommended as a self managed intervention for the patients with knee osteoarthritis.
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KEYWORD
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Osteoarthritis, Aroma massage, Pain, Activities of daily living, Fatigue
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