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KMID : 1144220180240020127
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Journal of Menopausal Medicine
2018 Volume.24 No. 2 p.127 ~ p.132
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Effect of Aromatherapy on the Treatment of Psychological Symptoms in Postmenopausal and Elderly Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
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Babakhanian Masoudeh
Ghazanfarpour Masumeh
Kargarfard Leila
Roozbeh Nasibeh
Darvish Leili
Khadivzadeh Talat
Dizavandi Fatemeh Rajab
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Abstract
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Objectives: To critically assess the effect of aromatherapy on the psychological symptoms as noted in the postmenopausal and elderly women.
Methods: Three following databases were systematically searched: MEDLINE, Scopus and Cochrane Library (Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) from inception to January 2018. The search keywords included ‘menopause’ AND (aromatherapy), without language restrictions.
Results: In this study, 4 trials were included which fit into our systematic review. The findings demonstrated that the aromatherapy massage have significantly improved psychological symptoms in menopausal and elderly women as compared to the control group (standardized mean difference [SMD] = ?1.24; 95% confidence interval, ?0.188 to ?0.606; P < 0.001 random effect model; 3 trials, moderate to high heterogeneity, I2 = 0.76; P = 0.028). According to 1 of the trials, the aromatherapy oil massage was no more effective than the untreated group regarding their experience of symptoms such as nervousness.
Conclusions: The aromatherapy may be beneficial in attenuating the psychological symptoms that these women may experience, such as anxiety and depression, but it is not considered as an effective treatment to manage nervousness symptom among menopausal women. This finding should be observed in light of study limitations.
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KEYWORD
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Anxiety, Aromatherapy, Depression, Menopause
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