Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Original Article

Effect of Aromatherapy Massage on Abdominal Fat and Body Image in Post-menopausal Women: Hee Ja Kim; Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing 2007;37(4):603-612. Published online March 28, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2007.37.4.603

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to verify the effect of aromatherapy massage on abdominal fat and body image in post-menopausal women.

Method

A Non-equivalent control group pre-post test Quasi-experimental design of random assignment was applied. All subjects received one hour of whole body massage as treatment by the same researcher every week for 6 weeks. Participants also massaged their own abdomen two times everyday for 5 days each week for 6 weeks. The two groups used different kinds of oil. The experimental group used 3% grapefruit oil, cypress and three other kinds of oil. The control group used grapeseed oil. Data was collected before and after the treatment using Siemens Somatom Sensation 4, a tape measure and MBSRQ. Data was analyzed by ANCOVA using the SPSS/PC+Win 12 Version.

Result

Abdominal subcutaneous fat and waist circumference in the experimental group significantly decreased after aromathetapy massage compared to the control group. Body image in the experimental group was significantly better after aromathetapy massage than in the control group.

Conclusion

These results suggest that Aromatheapy massage could be utilized as an effective intervention to reduce abdominal subcutaneous fat, waist circumference, and to improve body image in post-menopausal women.

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