evidence/gaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD003150

Aromatherapy for dementia

Ball, EL, Owen-Booth, B, Gray, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library

Dementia and Cognitive Improvement2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 14.3%Very low 6 · 85.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

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Aromatherapy versus control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention) for dementia

Population: Dementia
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Agitation
Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention)
no estimate extracted10 studies · 593 participantsVery low
Downgraded: inconsistency
Overall behavioural and psychological symptoms
Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention)
no estimate extracted8 studies · 346 participantsVery low
Downgraded: inconsistency
Adverse effects
Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention)
no estimate extracted4 studies · 206 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias
Quality of life
Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention)
no estimate extracted2 studies · 134 participantsVery low
Downgraded: inconsistency
Mood
Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention)
no estimate extracted2 studies · 120 participantsVery low
Downgraded: inconsistency
Sleep
Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention)
no estimate extracted1 study · 21 participantsUngraded
Activities of daily living
Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention)
no estimate extracted2 studies · 91 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias