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| Title |
Comparison of the efficacy of aroma-acupressure and aromatherapy for the treatment of dementia-associated agitation
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| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, March 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12906-015-0612-9 |
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| Authors |
Man-Hua Yang, Li-Chan Lin, Shiao-Chi Wu, Jen-Hwey Chiu, Pei-Ning Wang, Jaung-Geng Lin |
| Abstract |
One of the most common symptoms observed in patients with dementia is agitation, and several non-pharmacological treatments have been used to control this symptom. However, because of limitations in research design, the benefit of non-pharmacological treatments has only been demonstrated in certain cases. The purpose of this study was to compare aroma-acupressure and aromatherapy with respect to their effects on agitation in patients with dementia. In this experimental study, the participants were randomly assigned to three groups: 56 patients were included in the aroma-acupressure group, 73 patients in the aromatherapy group, and 57 patients in the control group who received daily routine as usual without intervention. The Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) scale and the heart rate variability (HRV) index were used to assess differences in agitation. The CMAI was used in the pre-test, post-test and post-three-week test, and the HRV was used in the pre-test, the post-test and the post-three-week test as well as every week during the four-week interventions. The CMAI scores were significantly lower in the aroma-acupressure and aromatherapy groups compared with the control group in the post-test and post-three-week assessments. Sympathetic nervous activity was significantly lower in the fourth week in the aroma-acupressure group and in the second week in the aromatherapy group, whereas parasympathetic nervous activity increased from the second week to the fourth week in the aroma-acupressure group and in the fourth week in the aromatherapy group. Aroma-acupressure had a greater effect than aromatherapy on agitation in patients with dementia. However, agitation was improved in both of the groups, which allowed the patients with dementia to become more relaxed. Future studies should continue to assess the benefits of aroma-acupressure and aromatherapy for the treatment of agitation in dementia patients. ChiCTR-TRC-14004810 ; Date of registration: 2014/6/12. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 4 | 44% |
| Canada | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 3 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
| Scientists | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 178 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 23 | 13% |
| Researcher | 17 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 34 | 19% |
| Unknown | 46 | 26% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Nursing and Health Professions | 39 | 22% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 19% |
| Psychology | 17 | 9% |
| Neuroscience | 6 | 3% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 27 | 15% |
| Unknown | 51 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 22. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 April 2019.
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