Effects of Aromatherapy and Breathing Exercise on Aggression among Children with Intellectual Disability
Journal Title: Journal of Disability Management and Rehabilitation - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of aromatherapy, breathing exercise, and the combination of both on aggression of adolescents with educable intellectual disability. Sample: 50 students (23 girls, 27 boys) aged 12-16 years with educable intellectual disability were selected from Special School of Mental Retardation Unit at J.M. Institute of Speech and Hearing, Indrapuri, Patna (Bihar) were assigned randomly to 4 groups, including aromatherapy, breathing exercise, combination, and control. Design: The true experimental design was used to carry out the present study. Tool: The B.D.GH) aggression inventory was used to measure the amount of aggression in pre-test and post-test. Intervention: During 8 weeks (2-sessions per week), aromatherapy group inhaled Lavender essence, breathing exercise group performed the selected breathing exercises, combination group inhaled Lavender and performed the selected breathing exercises, and control group did not perform any activities. Results: Two-way (group-test) analysis of variance with repeated measures of last factor were used to analyze data in p<.05. According to the results, the amount of aggression and verbal and nonverbal aggression to others subscales decreased after 8 weeks of aromatherapy, breathing exercise, and combination of both, but there were no significant differences between the effects of various interventions. Conclusion: Interventions of aromatherapy, breathing exercise and the combination of both can be similarly effective to reduce aggression in adolescents with educable intellectual disability. Keywords: Aromatherapy, Breathing Exercise, Aggression, Lavender Essence, Intellectually Disability
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Akash Ranjan
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