J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs.  2009 Dec;20(4):493-502.

The Effects of Aromatherapy and Hand Massage on Anxiety, Sleep, and Depression in the Female Aged at Residential Facilities

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  • 1Department of Nursing, Taegu Science College, Korea. kimteacher02@yahoo.co.kr

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study adopted the non-equivalent control group pre-posttest design in order to examine the effects of aromatherapy and hand massage on anxiety, sleep, and depression in the female aged at residential facilities.
METHODS
This study was executed with the female aged at two residential facilities divided into an experimental group (n=35) and a control group (n=37). Data were collected by checking changes in the anxiety, sleep, and depression of the subjects who had received aromatherapy and hand massage ten times for two weeks. The data were analyzed using Chi-square test and ANCOVA (Analysis of Covariance).
RESULTS
The condition of anxiety and depression of the experimental group who had received aromatherapy and hand massage was significantly lower than that of the control group. Also, the condition of sleep of experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group.
CONCLUSION
The aromatherapy and hand massage program had a positive effect on institutionalized elders' anxiety, sleep, and depression pattern.

Keyword

Aromatherapy and hand massage; Anxiety; Sleep; Depression; Residential facilities

MeSH Terms

Anxiety*
Aromatherapy*
Depression*
Female
Hand*
Humans
Massage*
Residential Facilities*
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