P02.73. Optimal healing environment in a continuing care retirement community: a feasibility study

Methods This is an observational, before-after, 16-week study in which a convenience sample of 41 independent adults were recruited from a continuing care community retirement center “Regents Point”, located in Irvine, California. Subjects were competent adult volunteers, living at the facility. The study was divided into three periods: (1) Preintervention (4 weeks): baseline data were collected weekly prior to starting the intervention. (2) Active Intervention (8 weeks): data were collected weekly. Each subject received a vial of concentrated lavender oil and a prerecorded GIM MP3 player with 5 independent tracks [pain, stress, wellness, enhancing healing and recovery, and enhancing the immune system]. Acupuncture treatments were performed weekly targeting each person’s pain or highest health concern. (3) Post-intervention (4 weeks): data were collected weekly after the active intervention.