Title
Efficacy of aromatherapy for reducing stress among elderly residents in geriatric homes at Gujarat
Authors
A. Navaneetha Krishnan1, N. Siva Subramanian1,* & B. Mahalakshmi2
Affiliation
1Department of Psychiatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat, India; 2Department of Paediatric Nursing, Nootan College of Nursing, Sankalchand Patel University, Visnagar, Gujarat, India; *Corresponding author
A. Navaneetha Krishnan - E-mail: krisshnavaneeth@gmail.com
N. Siva Subramanian - E-mail: sn.fn@spu.ac.in
B. Mahalakshmi - E-mail: mb.fn@spu.ac.in
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received October 1, 2025; Revised October 31, 2025; Accepted October 31, 2025, Published October 31, 2025
Abstract
Elderly residents in geriatric homes frequently experience stress and aromatherapy is a safe non-pharmacological intervention. A pre-experimental one-group pre-test post-test study was conducted among 50 elderly residents in Gujarat, who received daily lavender oil inhalation for 14 days. Stress was assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale and mean stress scores dropped significantly from 2.74 to 1.10 (p < 0.001). Duration of stay and nature of admission were significantly associated with pre-test stress. Thus, we show that lavender aromatherapy is effective, safe and affordable for reducing stress in institutionalized elderly populations.
Keywords
Aromatherapy, lavender; stress; elderly; geriatric homes
Citation
Krishnan et al. Bioinformation 21(10): 3791-3794 (2025)
Edited by
P Kangueane
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
