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KMID : 0892720020060010023
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Journal of the Korean Society of Maternal and Child Health
2002 Volume.6 No. 1 p.23 ~ p.37
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The Effect of Aromatherapy with Lavender Essential Oil on Sleep Disturbance And Depression on Middle-aged Women
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Lee Kyung-Hee
Park Kyung-Min
Ryu Mi-Kyung
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Abstract
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Objectives : The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of aromatherapy with lavender essential oil on sleep disturbance and depression in middle-aged women.
Methods : The study design was an one-group pretest-posttest design. The study subjects were 17 middle-aged women with self-reported sleep disturbance for more than a month. The study was carried out from August 10 to October 20, 2000. The women were interviewed to assess the sleeping pattern for one week and depression prior to the aromatherapy. They were instructed to wear a necklace filled with lavender essential oil in the afternoon and to drop 1 - 2 drops of oil on their pillow or mattress at night for one week and to record a sleep diary. Sleeping pattern and depression were measured again after the aromatherapy for a week. Sleep pattern was assessed by the Korean sleep scale of Oh, Son & Kim (1998) and Sleep Diary (included a bed time, rise time, sleep latency, frequency of awaking, morning refreshment, nap, medication and sleep length) and depression was measured with Self Depression Scale of Zung. SPSS 10.0 for Windows program was used for data analysis.
Results : The score of Korean sleep scale was significantly increased after aromatherapy with lavender essential oil. However, sleep patterns (sleep length, sleep latency, frequency of awaking and morning refreshment) showed no significant change. The score of Self Depression Scale was significantly decreased after the aromatherapy.
Conclusion : The results of this study suggest that aromatherapy with lavender essential oil is effective in sleep promotion and depression reduction in middle-aged women.
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KEYWORD
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aromatherapy, inhalation method, lavender essential oil, sleep disturbance, depression, middle-aged women
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