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KMID : 1034520140080010012
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Journal of Occupational Therapy for the Aged and Dementia
2014 Volume.8 No. 1 p.12 ~ p.26
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Analysis of the Effect on Geriatric Depression by Aromatherapy
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An Hyun-Jin
Kim In-Jung
Kim Young-Hoon
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Abstract
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Objectives : This study validates more scientifically and objectively how the aromatherapy would influence the improvement of depression suffered by the elderly admitted to hospital.
Methods : After conducting the hand aromatherapy and ordinary hand massage for 6 weeks in both experiment group comprised of 8 and control group consisting of 8, respectively, among the elderly admitted to the hospitals located in Jeju City, the GDS-K and MMSE-K were conducted before, during, and after the experiment, and then the changes were compared. Additionally, the saliva and blood were collected before, during, and after the experiment, and the variation in Serotonin Receptors and Serotonin Transporter was analyzed through RT-PCR.
Results : The results of GDS-K showed that the depression mitigation effect was sustained in the experiment group, but was not sustained in the control group, compared to the initial phase of experiment. The results of blood sample RT-PCR showed that expression level of SERT and Serotonin Receptors generally tended to decrease in the depression improvement group after the experiment.
Conclusion : Although the ordinary massage led to temporary mitigation of depression and cognitive improvement, it was found that the aromatherapy was found to have greater effect. The results of RT-PCR support the theory that the lower activation level of SERT results in higher serotonin level in synapse space, leading to the mitigation of depression, which proves the efficacy of aromatherapy. Thus, it is expected that more effective treatment can be provided if the aromatherapy is added for patients concurrent the depression in the occupational therapy.
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KEYWORD
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Aromatherapy, Geriatric Depression, Serotonin, Geriatric Depression Scale-K, GDS-K, Mini-Mental State Examination-K, MMSE-K, Reverse transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction, RT-PCR
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