Research Paper : Effects of Aroma Massage on Depression and Psychological Well-Being in the Menopausal Women

Park, Soo Hyang; Soh, Hwang Oak

Journal of the Korean Society of Cosmetology 2010;16(3):840-849.
Published online September 30, 2010.

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Research Paper : Effects of Aroma Massage on Depression and Psychological Well-Being in the Menopausal Women

Soo Hyang Park, Hwang Oak Soh

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to identify the depression and psychological well-being of the menopausal women through a consecutive aroma massage program(hand massage and scalp massage). A total 43 menopausal women were randomly assigned in the aroma massage group(n=21) and control group(n=22). Subjects selected in this study participation in aroma massage in 4 time/week for 8 week. depression and psychological well-being data were collected three pre-assessment(base line), middle-assessment(4 week) and post-assessment(8 week) with same assessment questionnaire. We used of experimental design, which consists of aroma massage group and control group and 2

Key Words: Menopausal women, Aroma massage, Depression, Psychological well-bing