For treating agitation among patients with severe dementia, aromatherapy with essential balm oil is both safe and effective and improves quality of life, UK researchers report.
Twenty-one (60%) of the patients receiving aromatherapy with Melissa essential oil had a 30% reduction in their CMAI score compared with only 5 (14%) patients receiving placebo (p < 0.0001), the researchers found. The mean reduction in CMAI score was 35% for patients receiving Melissa essential oil aromatherapy, compared with 11% among those receiving placebo (p < 0.001), they add.
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