Examine the effect of back massage with lavender oil on the sleep quality of old people

This research is a quasi- experimental which was carried out with a preliminary test ? proof positive model, with the aim to examine the effect of back massage with lavender oil on the sleep quality of old people.68 aged people with ? bad? sleep quality ( whose Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index points were over 5) who lived in the Gazi Huzurevi ( resthome), and who were in accord with the acceptance standards of the research, were object to the research. Output of this research was gathered by using the ? Aged People Information Form?, ? Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Points ( PSQI)?, and ? the 3-day-version of Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index Points ( PSQI- 3)?.The aged people who were accepted to the research, were divided in to two groups of 34 persons with similar PUKI points. Back massage with scentless vaseline ( massage group) was applied on one group, and back massage with lavender oil was applied on the other group ( aromatherapy massage group). The massage which was applied for 10 minutes before sleep, continued for three days. PSQI- 3 was applied one day after each aged person had finished his/ her massage implementation.Percentage calculations, the chi square significance test, Fischer?s exact test, the t test, and the variance analysis have been used for evaluating the data.42.6% of aged persons had revealed that their ages ranged between70-79, and that 70.6% had difficulty in falling asleep. had difficulty in falling asleep.It was determined that the PSQI point averages after the massage of each two groups of the research, displayed a meaningful decline. The PSQI point averages of the groups were compared after the massage, and it was determined that the decline in the aromatherapy group was much more and that the difference was statistically meaningful (p<0.001).Finally, it?s sayable that the backside massage which is implemented before sleep increases the sleep quality of aged people, though aromatherapy backside massage is more impressive on the sleep of aged people.Keywords: Sleep, Sleep quality, aged person, Aromatherapy massage, massage