Aromatherapy: Does It Help to Relieve Pain, Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Community-Dwelling Older Persons?

Table 1

Interventions of the aromatherapy programme.

Week	Teaching content (40 minutes)	Activity (20 minutes)	Self-administered aromatherapy
1	(i) Introduction to pain: mechanism, assessment, effects of pain on physical and psychological health, pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches; (ii) Aromatherapy: introduction, history, and indications; (iii) Deep breathing exercises: introduction and theory	Practical session on deep breathing exercises and aromatherapy	(i) Carried out at home by older persons; (ii) Aromatic spray given with education on use and precautions
2	Introducing different types of essential oils and uses, indications for usage	Practical session on deep breathing exercises and aromatherapy
3	Demonstration of how to make an aromatherapy toolbox	(i) Odour testing game; (ii) Practical session on deep breathing exercises and aromatherapy
4	Making an aroma decoration—a towel rabbit	(i) Practical session on deep breathing exercises and aromatherapy; (ii) Drinking of fruit tea