Smallwood J, Brown R, Coulter F, Irvine E, Copland C
Psychology Department, The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK.
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2001 Oct;16(10):1010-3. doi: 10.1002/gps.473.
A random controlled trial of the relaxing effects of an aromatherapy massage on disordered behaviour in dementia was conducted. Twenty-one patients were randomly allocated into one of three conditions, aromatherapy and massage (AM), conversation and aromatherapy (CA) and massage only (M). AM showed the greatest reduction in the frequency of excessive motor behaviour of all three conditions. This reached statistical significance between the hours of three and four pm (p < 0.05). Post hoc analysis suggested that at this time of day the AM consistently reduced motor behaviour when compared with CA (p = 0.05). This provides preliminary evidence of a measurable sedative effect of aromatherapy massage on dementia within a robust scientific paradigm. Further research is recommended with an expanded sample size.
一项关于芳香疗法按摩对痴呆症患者紊乱行为的放松效果的随机对照试验展开。21名患者被随机分配到三种情况之一，即芳香疗法与按摩组（AM）、交谈与芳香疗法组（CA）以及仅按摩组（M）。在所有三种情况中，AM组过度运动行为的频率降低幅度最大。在下午三点到四点之间，这达到了统计学显著性（p < 0.05）。事后分析表明，在一天中的这个时间段，与CA组相比，AM组持续减少了运动行为（p = 0.05）。这为在一个稳健的科学范式内，芳香疗法按摩对痴呆症有可测量的镇静作用提供了初步证据。建议扩大样本量进行进一步研究。
