Recent research studies on the use of aromatherapy in the
care of older adults in a variety of settings
Effect of Aromatherapy on patients with Alzheimer's disease
Japanese researchers concluded in a highly controlled study that aromatherapy produced significant improvement in personal orientation related to cognitive function in a small group of Alzheimer's patients.
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Comparison of the efficacy of aroma-acupressure and aromatherapy for the treatment of dementia-associated agitation
In a controlled study with approximately 200 patients at retirement homes and long-term care facilities in Taiwan, both aroma-acupressure and aromatherapy with lavender oil reduced agitation in dementia patients and allowed them to become more relaxed. Aroma-acupressure had a greater effect than aromatherapy.
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The effectiveness of nurse-delivered aromatherapy in an acute care setting
In a qualitative, retrospective study of more than 10,000 acute-care patients in Minnesota and Wisconsin hospitals, the use of a variety of essential oils to treat pain, nausea, and anxiety generally resulted in significant clinical improvements.
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care of older adults in a variety of settings
Effect of Aromatherapy on patients with Alzheimer's disease
Japanese researchers concluded in a highly controlled study that aromatherapy produced significant improvement in personal orientation related to cognitive function in a small group of Alzheimer's patients.
Citation and Abstract
Comparison of the efficacy of aroma-acupressure and aromatherapy for the treatment of dementia-associated agitation
In a controlled study with approximately 200 patients at retirement homes and long-term care facilities in Taiwan, both aroma-acupressure and aromatherapy with lavender oil reduced agitation in dementia patients and allowed them to become more relaxed. Aroma-acupressure had a greater effect than aromatherapy.
Citation and Abstract
The effectiveness of nurse-delivered aromatherapy in an acute care setting
In a qualitative, retrospective study of more than 10,000 acute-care patients in Minnesota and Wisconsin hospitals, the use of a variety of essential oils to treat pain, nausea, and anxiety generally resulted in significant clinical improvements.
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Chemical and biochemical research studies involving essential oils
Stress Repression in Restrained Rats by (R)-(−)-Linalool Inhalation and Gene Expression Profiling of Their Whole Blood Cells:
In an attempt to develop an animal model to study quantitatively the effects of essential oils (EOs) on animal physiology, it was shown in laboratory rats that inhalation of linalool, a main component of many EOs, reverses stress-induced changes in blood cells and genetic markers.
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Chirality influences the effects of linalool on physiological parameters of stress.
Specific physiological responses such as heart rate and blood pressure in 24 human subjects were critically influenced by inhaling the two mirror-image forms of linalool. In some cases the two forms of the odorant had opposite effects on some parameters.
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Stress Repression in Restrained Rats by (R)-(−)-Linalool Inhalation and Gene Expression Profiling of Their Whole Blood Cells:
In an attempt to develop an animal model to study quantitatively the effects of essential oils (EOs) on animal physiology, it was shown in laboratory rats that inhalation of linalool, a main component of many EOs, reverses stress-induced changes in blood cells and genetic markers.
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Chirality influences the effects of linalool on physiological parameters of stress.
Specific physiological responses such as heart rate and blood pressure in 24 human subjects were critically influenced by inhaling the two mirror-image forms of linalool. In some cases the two forms of the odorant had opposite effects on some parameters.
Citation and Abstract
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