A Study of the Impact of Aromatherapy Preference on the Consumption Behavior and Self-related Health Status of Senior Citizens

碩士 === 台南應用科技大學 === 生活應用科學研究所 === 102 === The study aims to study the aromatherapy preference on the self-related health status of senior citizens. Due to the upcoming global trend of an aging society, senior citizens’ health maintenance, relaxation, travelling and other activities are catching incr...

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Main Authors: HSIAO-YUAN-WEN, 蕭媛文
Other Authors: 方曉羚
Format: Others
Language:zh-TW
Published: 2014
Online Access:http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/66f6f7
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Summary:碩士 === 台南應用科技大學 === 生活應用科學研究所 === 102 === The study aims to study the aromatherapy preference on the self-related health status of senior citizens. Due to the upcoming global trend of an aging society, senior citizens’ health maintenance, relaxation, travelling and other activities are catching increasing attention. However, most researches vary from the scope of medical care to hospice and the discussion of aromatherapy preference on senior citizens’ stress-relief are rare, while it actually works and can improve the health and life qualities. With questionnaires as study method and senior citizens aged from 55-66 as study objects, the study issued a total of 400 questionnaires, among which 325 copies were valid and the recovery rate was 86%. The date obtained was processed by IBM SPSS 20.0 statistical package for Descriptive Statistics, One-way ANOVA, Scheffe Posterior Comparisons, etc. Research results are as follows: Firstly, there are positive and negative feeling factors in self-related health status. Secondly, there are significient different exist in self-related health status among senior demographic citizen. Thirdly, there are not significient different exist in health conscious among senior demographic citizen. Last but not the least, suggestions are proposed based on the study results so as to provide references for relative industries and future researchers. 1. To improve senior citizens’ common knowledge of health maintenance and help engage in relative stress-relief activities. 2. To promote interpersonal interaction between senior citizens and develop the benefits of aromatherapy. 3. To introduce the self-related health maintenance concept as well as suggestions for service providers in beauty leisure industry.