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Effect Of Lavender Aromatherapy On Agitation In Patients With Dementia At Dementia Clinic, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital: Pilot Study, K Srirojnoppakun, S. Tangwongchai

Chulalongkorn Medical Journal

Objective : To assess the efficacy of aromatherapy as an intervention for agitated behaviors in patients with dementia at the Dementia Clinic, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. Method : This was a randomized controlled trial which recruited 24 patients with dementia at the Dementia Clinic, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital. The intervention was undertaken at the patient's home by major caregivers. The sample was randomly divided into two groups: the experimental group, 12 patients with a mean age of 80.83 years (SD: 5.31), received aromatherapy with lavender oil for 1 hour every day for 2 weeks: and the control group, 12 patients …