Mehrabian Shima, Tirgari Batool, Forouzi Mansooreh Azizzadeh, Tajadini Haleh, Jahani Yunes
Nursing Research Center. Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Neuroscience Research Center, Institute of Neuropharmacology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Int J Ther Massage Bodywork. 2022 Mar 2;15(1):37-45. doi: 10.3822/ijtmb.v15i1.645. eCollection 2022 Mar.
This study investigated the effect of aromatherapy massage with lavender, chamomile, and rosemary oils on the depression and anxiety of elderly adults living in nursing homes.
This randomized controlled trail was conducted on elderly adults living in nursing homes in Kerman, Iran. Through convenience sampling, 38 elderly adults were recruited and assessed using demographic questionnaire and Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS), respectively. Then, elderly adults were randomly allocated to either a control (19) or an intervention (19) group through block randomization. Elderly adults in the intervention group received aromatherapy massage using lavender, chamomile, and rosemary. Each massage session lasted 20 min and was performed three times per week for two three-week periods with an intervening one-week break, while their counterparts in the control group solely received routine nursing homes care services. HADS Scale completed with repeated measurements before the intervention, at the end of the third week, at the beginning of the fifth week and at the end of the seventh week.
According to the results, mean anxiety in the intervention group went from 11.9 ± 4 to 6.26 ± 3.38 ( <.0001), and the mean depression went from 9.94 ± 3.2 to 4.15 ± 2.14, indicating that anxiety and depression were significantly reduced compared with before intervention ( <.0001).
Aromatherapy massage with lavender, chamomile, and rosemary oils is effective in significantly reducing anxiety and depression of elderly adults living in the nursing homes.
本研究调查了薰衣草、洋甘菊和迷迭香油香薰按摩对养老院老年人抑郁和焦虑情绪的影响。
本随机对照试验在伊朗克尔曼的养老院老年人中进行。通过便利抽样，招募了38名老年人，并分别使用人口统计学问卷和医院焦虑抑郁量表（HADS）进行评估。然后，通过整群随机化将老年人随机分为对照组（19人）和干预组（19人）。干预组的老年人接受薰衣草、洋甘菊和迷迭香的香薰按摩。每次按摩持续20分钟，每周进行三次，共两个三周疗程，中间休息一周，而对照组的老年人仅接受常规养老院护理服务。在干预前、第三周结束时、第五周开始时和第七周结束时重复测量HADS量表。
结果显示，干预组的平均焦虑得分从11.9±4降至6.26±3.38（<.0001），平均抑郁得分从9.94±3.2降至4.15±2.14，表明与干预前相比，焦虑和抑郁显著降低（<.0001）。
薰衣草、洋甘菊和迷迭香油香薰按摩能有效显著降低养老院老年人的焦虑和抑郁情绪。
