2008
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00461.x
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Lavender aroma therapy for behavioral and psychological symptoms in dementia patients

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“…There are few previous studies on the effect on aromatherapy for symptoms of dementia. Fuzii et al reported that lavender aroma therapy is effective for BPSD, and their results are consistent with our results. The method of stimulating the olfactory nerve by fragrance exposure is easy to implement because of its low invasiveness and can be expected to improve the BPSD.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…There are few previous studies on the effect on aromatherapy for symptoms of dementia. Fuzii et al reported that lavender aroma therapy is effective for BPSD, and their results are consistent with our results. The method of stimulating the olfactory nerve by fragrance exposure is easy to implement because of its low invasiveness and can be expected to improve the BPSD.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Lavender odor has soothing properties affecting anxiety and agitation underlying BPSD . BPSD, such as physically nonaggressive behaviors (including pacing and wandering) and aggressive behaviors (leading to increases in prescription neuroleptic medications), may lead to and increase in fall risk.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The application of pleasant sensory stimuli might help the person to avoid BPSD outbursts. Sensory stimuli might involve aromatherapy using pleasant fragrances, such as lavender (Fujii et al 2008) and coffee (Matsuda et al in press), touch therapy including footbaths and massage (Kudoh et al 2009;Kudoh et al 2010;Fukuoka et al 2011), and watching family videos together on DVD (Hatakeyama et al 2010). Sometimes the elderly person might even say "thank you" for the pleasant stimulus.…”
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confidence: 99%