중년여성을 대상으로 한 아로마테라피 실험연구 동향분석

This study analyzed aromatherapy researches in middle-aged women from thesis published in Korea (N=15) to understand its effects on psychological and physiological parameters in the subjects. Keywords used for searching were as follows: aromatherapy, aroma, hyanggi-yobeob, hyang-yobeob, and middle-aged women. The keywords were found on websites including the national assembly library and Korea education & research information service. Collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics. The results showed that sociopsychological variables such as stress, depression, and anxiety were higher than physiological variables. Also, most of the essential oils consist of three or four kinds of oils including lavender, bergamot, geranium, rose, and ylang ylang. The methods of application of aromatherapy included massage (33.3%), inhalation (26.7%), or a combination of massage and inhalation (20.0%). The aroma massage method was found to be significantly effective in 100.0% of the studies and the inhalation method was effective in 75.0% of the studies. Such an analysis of previous studies is necessary to standardize the use of aroma oils in middle-aged women; however, it is necessary to verify these results through meta-analysis.