研究背景
許多在神經內科就醫的民眾，經常有記憶抱怨的現象，但經一系列的檢查後，卻發現這些民眾並沒有顯著認知功能的缺損，而是有顯著的情緒困擾，以及因情緒困擾所連帶出現的問題，包括:身體症狀、睡眠品質下降等，由於未有明顯認知功能缺損，這些民眾的情緒困擾則經常淪為被忽略的議題。民眾可能因不同的原因而拒絕接受情緒問題的治療，包括:對精神疾病的汙名化、對藥物副作用的擔心，擔心藥物的依賴等，因此採用有效的非藥物介入方式，是極為重要的議題。
研究方法
本研究預計邀請50位，年齡介於20至70歲間，輕度憂鬱或輕度焦慮者加入研究，並檢視芳香療法用於情緒困擾的療效。
研究設計
本研究採單組前後測設計，受試者須每天依據研究者所提供的時程規劃來進行芳香療法(包括:精油的種類、使用的賞香工具、使用的時機、持續的時間及精油的用量等)，持續使用3個月後，再檢視受試者在芳香療法介入之後的改變。在芳香療法介入之前後，受試者均須接受情緒狀態的測量，測量的內容及指標包括:情緒狀態、認知功能、睡眠狀態、心率變異分析、抽血。
生命力芳香療法紀錄本
1. 每日確實記錄賞香儀使用時間及狀況
2. 每日確實記錄精油項鍊配戴時間及狀況
3. 「心情溫度計」每日完整記錄受試者身心適應狀態
4. 「睡眠評量表」每日完整記錄受試者睡眠品質狀況
【所含單方精油】
1. 有機迷迭香精油
2. 有機醒目薰衣草精油
3. 有機真正薰衣草精油
4. 有機檸檬精油
5. 有機甜橙精油
6. 有機薄荷精油
7. 有機快樂鼠尾草精油
8. 有機甜馬鬱蘭精油
9. 有機檀木精油
【精油使用方法】
1. 每月領取「生命力」複方精油
2. 每日早晚各6滴至於賞香儀中嗅吸30分鐘
3 每日配戴精油項鍊使用
賞香儀
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精油項鍊
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Research Background
Many patients in division of neurology often tend to memory complaints. However, a series of physical examinations have come to unexpected results: instead of cognitive ability, these patients suffered from mood disturbance and its extended situations such as physical symptoms, sleep quality decline, etc. Due to unobvious defect of cognitive ability, the issue of mood disturbance is apt to be neglected. Patients may refuse to take emotion-related therapies because of many reasons, including stigmatization of mental illness, worries of drug side effects, worries of reliance on drugs, and so on. Therefore, applying methods of non-drug interventions is a vital topic.
Research Method
During this study, fifty participants aged 20 to 70 and suffered from minor depression or mild anxiety are examined to view the therapeutical effects of aromatherapy on mood disturbance.
Research Design
Based on one-group pretest-posttest design, participants follow the schedule to carry out aromatherapy (the schedule involves types and amounts of essential oils, tools of diffusing oils, when to use and how long would it take). After taking aromatherapy for three months, participants are tested to examine the differences of mood status, including cognitive function, mood status, sleep disturbance, autonomic nervous system examination, and blood.
Vitality Aromatherapy Record
1. Record the diffuser using time and situation every day.
2. Record the necklace using time and situation every day.
3. Mood Thermometer: an everyday record on mood status.
4. Sleep Evaluation: an everyday record on sleep quality.
According to estimated population
from 2016 to 2061 in Taiwan, National Development Council (NDC) says the
Taiwanese society will become a super-aged society in 2025 where at least 20
percent of the population are 65 or older. Population aging may cause more
issues of chronic diseases, and issues about mental health also affect the
elderly’s life quality.
This study is an exploratory
research on effects of aromatherapy on mood disturbance. Participants are
outpatients of neurology suffered from memory complaints and mood disturbance
with normal olfactory function and unobvious deterioration, brain injury (BI)
or epilepsy.
Participants’ mood disturbance and
sleep disorder got relieved. The enhancement of mood status regulated
participants’ attention, and improved concentration influenced the performance
of memory. Also, anxiety and depression of participants improved, decreasing
negative beliefs and displaying positive data of aromatherapy!
For the past few years, the world
has been on the trend to back to nature, making people physically and mentally
activate their self-healing ability with natural therapy. There are more and
more experiments and researches on aromatherapy nowadays. Let’s decode the
botanic energy via scientific data and look forward to popularizing aromatherapy
among our daily life. We believe that Taiwan is going to value and promote the
right concepts of using essential oils. It’s worthy to wait and see!