A randomised controlled trial of the use of aromatherapy and hand massage to reduce disruptive behaviour in people with dementia

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Marie Cooke²  Wendy Moyle²  Chieh-Yu Fu¹ 

[1] Griffith Health Institute, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia;School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Brisbane, QLD 4111, Australia

关键词: Massage;    Dementia;    Behaviour;    Aromatherapy;    Agitation;    Aggression;   

Others  :  1221081
DOI  :  10.1186/1472-6882-13-165

 received in 2012-08-21, accepted in 2013-07-03,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Background

Aromatherapy and hand massage therapies have been reported to have some benefit for people with dementia who display behavioural symptoms; however there are a number of limitations of reported studies. The aim is to investigate the effect of aromatherapy (3% lavender oil spray) with and without hand massage on disruptive behaviour in people with dementia living in long-term care.

Methods

In a single blinded randomised controlled trial 67 people with a diagnosis of dementia and a history of disruptive behaviour, from three long-term care facilities were recruited and randomised using a random number table into three groups: (1) Combination (aromatherapy and hand massage) (n = 22), (2) Aromatherapy (n = 23), (3) Placebo control (water spray) (n = 22). The intervention was given twice daily for six weeks. Data on residents’ behaviour (CMAI) and cognition (MMSE) were collected before, during and after the intervention.

Results

Despite a downward trend in behaviours displayed not one of the interventions significantly reduced disruptive behaviour.

Conclusions

Further large-scale placebo controlled studies are required where antipsychotic medication is controlled and a comparison of the methods of application of aromatherapy are investigated.

Trial registration

ACTRN12612000917831

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Fu et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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