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What is Aromatherapy?

Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses volatile liquid plant materials, known as essential oils (EOs), and other aromatic compounds from plants for the purpose of affecting a person's mood or health.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 20%
None
4 80%

Most commonly reported side effects

Allergies
1 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Aromatherapy (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Expense
1 25% Expense: 25%
Personal research
1 25% Personal research: 25%
Other
1 25% Other: 25%
Course of treatment ended
1 25% Course of treatment ended: 25%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped using Aromatherapy

Currently Using Aromatherapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
9
3
12

Stopped Using Aromatherapy

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0
2
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 20%
Usually
2 40%
Sometimes
2 40%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
5 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
3 60%

Report created on November 21, 2009.