2024 年 18 巻 1 号 p. 45-60
Severely mentally and physically handicapped children have various disorders and complications such as movement disorders, intellectual and developmental disorders, convulsions, urinary disorders, defecation disorders, thermoregulatory disorders, and respiratory infections. Children with complex disabilities and complications are highly dependent on medical care and are prone to unexpected situations. In this study, aromatherapy treatments were performed eight times on children with epilepsy and severe mental and physical disabilities who are on ventilators and unable to move their bodies.The results were recorded using the KK scale method and changes in QOL were measured. This is what I observed and analyzed.