Cochrane · systematic review · CD003150
Aromatherapy for dementia
Ball, EL, Owen-Booth, B, Gray, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library
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
Current version onlyAromatherapy versus control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention) for dementia
Population: Dementia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Agitation Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention) | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 593 participants | Very low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Overall behavioural and psychological symptoms Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention) | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 346 participants | Very low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Adverse effects Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention) | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 206 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Quality of life Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention) | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 134 participants | Very low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Mood Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention) | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 120 participants | Very low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Sleep Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention) | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 21 participants | Ungraded |
Activities of daily living Aromatherapy vs control (placebo aromatherapy / no intervention) | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 91 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Aromatherapy versus placebo for dementia
Population: patients with dementia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Agitation CMAI, PAS and NPI subscales Aromatherapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 218 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Behavioural symptoms NPI Aromatherapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 63 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Adverse effects Aromatherapy vs placebo | RR 0.97 [0.15, 6.46] | 2 studies · 124 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Quality of life Blau QOL Scale Aromatherapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 63 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Activities of daily living Barthel Scale of Activities of Daily Living Aromatherapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 63 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Mood ‐ not reported Aromatherapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |