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Choi: Effects of Aromatherapy Massage on Pain, Physical Function, Sleep Disturbance and Depression in Elderly Women with Osteoarthritis
Original Article
Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing

Korean Journal of Women Health Nursing 2006; 12(2): 168-176.

Published online: 24 May 2013

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.2006.12.2.168

Effects of Aromatherapy Massage on Pain, Physical Function, Sleep Disturbance and Depression in Elderly Women with Osteoarthritis

In-Ryoung Choi1

1Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Seonam University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Choi, In-Ryoung. Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Seonam University, 720 Kwangchi-Dong, Namwon, Jun-Ra-Buk-Do 590-711, Korea. Tel: 82-63-620-0103, C.P.: 82-10-9431-2216, Fax: 82-63-620-0305, ng91cir@seonam.ac.kr

Received 8 May 2006       Accepted 9 June 2006

Copyright © 2006 Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing

Abstract

Purpose

This study was to investigate the effects of aromatherapy massage on pain, physical function, sleep disturbance and depression in elderly women with osteoarthritis.

Method

The study design was a quasi-experiment design with a non-equivalent control group pre and post-test. The study pool included elderly female patients older than 65years old suffering from osteoarthritis.

Results

Pain in the experimental group after the aromatherapy massage was significantly decreased than that in the control group. The physical disability in the experimental group after the aromatherapy massage was significantly decreased than that in the control group. The sleep disturbance in the experimental group after the aromatherapy massage was significantly decreased than that in the control group. The depression in the experimental group after the aromatherapy massage was significantly decreased than that in the control group.

Conclusion

Aromatherapy may be adopted as an effective nursing intervention for osteoarthritis.

Keywords: Osteoarthritis, Pain, Depression

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