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KMID : 0607520050130010024
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Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2005 Volume.13 No. 1 p.24 ~ p.31
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Effects of Aromatherapy on Anxiety and Depression of Caregivers for Patients in Rehabilitation Therapy
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Kwon Young-Moon
Kim Sie-Kyeong
Son Jung-Woo
Lee Sang-Ick
Shin Chul-Jin
Choi Young-Rak
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Abstract
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The aim of this study was to assess effects of aromatherapy on anxiety and depression of caregivers for patients in rehabilitation therapy and to provide basic data for the aromatherapy. Beck Anxiety Inventory(BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory(BDI) for the preliminary assessment of anxiety and depressive mood were administered to caregivers for patients in rehabilitation therapy in Chungbuk National University Hospital. Forty two out of seventy subjects who got scores above 10 in BDI were selected. Forty two Participants were divided into orange group, lavender group and control group. They had got the aromatherapy by using the lamp diffusion method for 4 weeks. Only forty participants completed a trial. Effects of the aromatherapy were measured using BAI, Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale(HAM-A), BDI, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale(HAM-D), Self Esteem Scale(SES) and Index of Wellbeing(IOWB) before and after the aromatherapy. Orange group showed significant difference in the change of BDI scores compared with control group. Lavender group showed significant difference in the mean change of BAI, BDI and IOWB scores compared with control group. These results suggested that aromatherapy with orange oil was effective for depression and the aromatherapy with lavender oil was effective for anxiety as well as depression.
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KEYWORD
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Aromatherapy, Anxiety, Depression, Caregivers
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