scholarly journals Effect of group reminiscence therapy on depression in older adults attending a day centre in Shiraz, southern Islamic Republic of Iran

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 765-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Sharif ◽  
A. Mansouri ◽  
I. Jahanbin ◽  
N. Zare
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Islamic Republic ◽  
Reminiscence Therapy ◽  
Islamic Republic Of Iran ◽  
Group Reminiscence

Measuring engagement among older adults using a multidimensional analysis of communication: Method Design (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Madeleine Radnan ◽  
Weicong Li ◽  
Catherine J Stevens ◽  
Clair Hill ◽  
Caroline Jones
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Multidimensional Analysis ◽  
Facial Movement ◽  
Word Use ◽  
Reminiscence Therapy ◽  
Treatment Conditions ◽  
Multiple Dimensions ◽  
Group Reminiscence ◽  
External Stimuli

BACKGROUND Characterising older adult engagement is important to determine the effectiveness of interventions. Engagement is the occupying of oneself in external stimuli and is observable across multiple dimensions of behaviour. Engagement of older adults is commonly investigated on a single behavioural dimension. OBJECTIVE In this article, we present a multidisciplinary approach for measuring and characterising engagement of older adults using techniques appropriate for people with varying degrees of dementia. METHODS Contexts for engagement included a dyadic reminiscence therapy interview and a 12-week technology driven group reminiscence therapy. Participants were older adults (8 female, 1 male, mean age: 79) who attended a day respite facility. Audio-visual recordings of the sessions were processed to analyse facial movement, lexical use, and prosodic patterns of speech. Facial movement was processed using OpenFace to measure the presence and intensity of facial movement. Lexical use was processed using the Linguistic Enquiry and Word Count to measure personal pronoun use, affective word use, and emotional tone of words in speech. Prosodic patterns of speech were processed using custom scripts written in Praat and Python, to measure mean duration of utterances, mean words per utterance, articulation rate and variability of F0. Mixed-effects modelling was used to assess effects of treatment conditions on dependent variable outcomes. RESULTS Results indicate measuring engagement through a multidimensional approach can sensitively capture older adults’ engagement. CONCLUSIONS Application of this method can enhance a researcher’s ability to measure older adult engagement, provide means to compare across interventions and contextual environments, and further develop the science of psychosocial intervention research.

Effects of Group Reminiscence Therapy on Agitated Behavior and Quality of Life in Taiwanese Older Adults With Dementia

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 30-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fang-Yu Hsu ◽  
Ya-Ping Yang ◽  
Feng-Ping Lee ◽  
Chi-Jane Wang ◽  
Jing-Jy Wang
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Reminiscence Therapy ◽  
Group Reminiscence

scholarly journals The effect of group reminiscence therapy on self-esteem and emotional well-being of older adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 513-520
Author(s):  
Hassanat Ramadan Abdel-Aziz ◽  
Hanem Ahmed AbdElkhalek Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Reminiscence Therapy ◽  
Group Reminiscence

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Reminiscence Therapy on Alleviating Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuo Liu ◽  
Fan Yang ◽  
Yifan Lou ◽  
Wei Zhou ◽  
Feng Tong
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Reminiscence Therapy ◽  
Group Reminiscence

Objective: Depression is one of the most common problems faced by older adults. Reminiscence therapy, defined as using the recall of past events, feelings, and thoughts facilitating pleasure, is one type of psychotherapy that could alleviate depressive feelings among older adults, improve their quality of life, and help them live independently. Reminiscence therapy originated from geriatric psychiatry, and is an effective non-pharmacological intervention that could be structured or unstructured and be conducted individually or in a group. The current systematic review was designed to summarize and review existing evidence on the effect of reminiscence therapy on depression in older adults.Methods: We conducted a systematic review from January 2000 to Mar 2021 using 10 electronic databases in English and Chinese languages, including Medline, Embase, Cinahl, PsychInfo, Cochrane, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Science Direct, CNKI, and WANFANG. We excluded studies that didn't use randomized controlled trials (RCT) from the meta-analysis. The selected studies were scored using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. The RevMan 5.0 was used in subgroup analysis depending on how the interventions were classified.Results: We extracted 527 studies based on keyword searches, of which 10 RCTs met inclusion criteria were included in the meta-analysis. The meta-analysis yielded high heterogeneity, and the analyses of significant subgroups showed that reminiscence therapy has a significant effect on relieving depressive symptoms in older adults. Reminiscence therapy benefits older adults with chronic illness and those on antidepressants as well. The effect and cost-effectiveness of group reminiscence therapy were higher than individual reminiscence therapy. And some specific types of group reminiscence therapy have a significant effect on improving depression and secondary outcomes, including life satisfaction. Although the effectiveness of structured and unstructured group reminiscence on depression has no significant differences according to current evidence, the structured therapy is more replicable, generalizable, and user-friendly due to its detailed protocol for new therapists. Furthermore, reminiscence therapy is more effective for older women and older adults with more severe depressive symptoms.Conclusion: Reminiscence therapy significantly increased older adults' remission from depression and quality of life immediately after the intervention. However, the evidence-based protocol and implementation of reminiscence interventions need to be further developed and standardized to facilitate global use. Moreover, it remains unclear on the long-term effect of reminiscence therapy. Based on the limitations of the current study, more rigorous evidence is needed from studies with large sample sizes, RCT design, and longer follow-up periods. Future studies could also explore the effect of different types of reminiscence therapy. Furthermore, qualitative data should be included to better understand older adults' narrative and experiences with reminiscence therapy. Future studies could also investigate the impact of reminiscence therapy on older relatives as a part of outcome measure to explore the efficacious mechanism of reminiscence therapy in alleviating older adults' depressive symptoms.

scholarly journals The Effect of Group Reminiscence Therapy on Insomnia in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-110
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Sahragard ◽  
Mahboubeh Rezaei ◽  
Fatemeh Sadat Izadi-Avanji ◽  
Fatemeh Atoof ◽  
Maryam Ahmadishad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Clinical Trial ◽  
Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial ◽  
Reminiscence Therapy ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Group Reminiscence
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