Korean J Rehabil Nurs.  2004 Dec;7(2):231-237.

Effects of the Aroma Massage on Shoulder Pain, Depression, Sleep Disturbance in Hemiparesis Patients

• Jung HM
• Jeon YS

Abstract

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to find out the effects of the aroma massage on shoulder pain, depression, and sleep disturbance in hemiparesis patients. METHOD: The research design was a nonequivalent control group nonsynchronized design. The data was collected from July 1 to August 31, 2003 at D medical Center in Busan. The subjects were 37 patients that they were assigned to two groups, nineteen subjects in the experimental group and seventeen subjects in the control group. The oil made from a blend of lavendar, clarysage, bergamot at a ratio 3:1:2 used for relieving shoulder pain, depression, sleep disturbance. The instruments used for this study were Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) for shoulder pain, Zung' depression scale, 4 score's scale for sleep disturbance. The data were analyzed using SPSS and hypotheses were examined with ANCOVA.
RESULTS
Shoulder pain, depression, and sleep disturbance were significantly lower in the experimental group compared than the control group.
CONCLUSION
The aroma massage using selected essential oils is an effective intervention for relieving shoulder pain, depression, sleep disturbance in hemiparesis patients. However differences between aroma massage and massage were not clear, further study needs to be done.

MeSH Terms

Busan
Depression*
Humans
Massage*
Oils, Volatile
Paresis*
Research Design
Shoulder Pain*
Shoulder*
Oils, Volatile