Abstract
<em>Aromatherapy is a way of healing by using the concentration of highly aromatic essential oils that was extracted from plants. The purpose of this research is to identify the effects the provision of aromaterapy rosemary to short-term memory elderly. The design of this research is Quasi Experiment Design and research design of One Group Pre-test Post-test and sampling technique using Purposive Sampling. The population in this study were all elderly in Elderly Social Institution Sabai Nan Aluih Sicincin with a sample of 16 people. Data were analyzed by using Paired T-Test with significant value α = 0,005. The results showed before giving rosemary aromatherapy average short-term memory of elderly is 24,31. The results after giving rosemary aromatherapy the average short-term memory of the elderly is 26.50. Bivariate results obtained p value 0,000. So it shows there is a significant difference of short-term elderly significant memory before and after giving aromatherapy to elderly. The influence aromatherapy rosemary can improve short-term memory in elderly. So that we hopes officer in the nursing home can collaborate with health worker specially nurses can increase their service to elderly, one of them is to apply non-pharmacological treatment to increase memory.</em>
Highlights
In improving the health of the elderly, Indonesia is undergoing a change of demographic structure over the past few decades
The results showed before giving rosemary aromatherapy average short-term memory of elderly is 24,31
Bivariate Analysis The results showed the average increase in elderly memory before rosemary aromatherapy was 24.31 with a standard deviation of 1.078
Summary
In improving the health of the elderly, Indonesia is undergoing a change of demographic structure over the past few decades. This is marked by a decrease in the proportion of young people (0-14 years), which at the same time increases the proportion of the elderly. Increasing the number of elderly population indirectly will bring challenges in various fields. In the field of health challenges that arise often relate to how to maintain the quality of life and health status of the elderly. In other words the elderly should be able to achieve 'optimal aging' in his life (Sundariyati dkk, 2014). Aromatherapy can provide a useful complementary medical service both in healthcare settings and in private practice, e.g. in cancer care, dementia, and depression.(Steflitsch & Steflitsch, 2008)
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