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Sebatik ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuldensia Avelina ◽  
Wilhelmus Nong Baba ◽  
Yosefina Dhale Pora

Lansia merupakan tahap lanjut dari suatu proses kehidupan yang terjadi secara alamiah. Tingginya stresor dan peristiwa kehidupan yang  tidak menyenangkan dapat menimbulkan masalah psikologis, salah satu diantaranya adalah depresi. Depresi pada lansia lebih tinggi terjadi pada lansia yang hidup di panti jompo dibandingkan dengan lansia yang hidup di komunitas dan masih rendahnya intervensi psikologis untuk mengatasi depresi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh terapi life review terhadap penurunan depresi pada lansia di Seksi Kesejahteraan Penyantunan Sosial Lanjut Usia Padu Wau Maumere. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah Quasi experiment dengan rancangan penelitian one group pre post test. Jumlah sampel sebanyak 36 orang, dengan menggunakan consecutive sampling. Instrumen yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah kuesioner pendek Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) dengan 15 pertanyaan dalam versi Indonesia untuk mengukur depresi pada lansia. Intervensi terapi life review diberikan sebanyak 4 sesi yakni pengalaman masa anak-anak, masa remaja, masa dewasa dan masa lansia.  Analisis data menggunakan uji wilcoxon. Hasil uji wilcoxon menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh terapi life review terhadap penurunan depresi lansia dibuktikan dengan nilai p value (0.000) < α (0.05). Terapi life review berhasil dalam menurunkan depresi pada lansia.


2022 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeshi Terao ◽  
Moriaki Satoh

Existential psychotherapy is rooted in the European tradition of existential philosophy. Existential philosophers include Husserl and Heidegger, who were German, and Camus, Sartre, de Beauvoir, and Merleau-Ponty, who were French. Their works contain existentially ultimate themes such as death, freedom, meaninglessness, and isolation. Based on their knowledge of existential philosophy, Binswanger, Frankl, and Boss developed the earlier existential psychotherapies such as Dasein-analysis and Logotherapy, while May, Laing, Yalom, May, and Wong started later existential psychotherapies in the British and American culture. Focusing on patients with advanced cancer and/or terminal care, we found nine types of existential psychotherapies which were investigated using randomized controlled trials (RCTs): Meaning-Centered Group Psychotherapy (MCGP), Individual Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy (IMCP), Meaning-Making intervention (MMi), Meaning of Life Intervention, Managing Cancer and Living Meaningfully (CALM), Hope Intervention, Cognitive and Existential Intervention, Dignity Therapy, and Life-Review Interviews, from 19 relevant RCTs. All deal with death, meaninglessness, isolation, and freedom. Particularly, MCGP, IMCP, MMi, Meaning of Life intervention, and CALM emphasize finding and/or making meaning in the individual's life. The effects on existential or spiritual well-being were confirmed in MCGP, IMCP, Meaning of Life intervention, and Life-Review intervention although the number of studies were very few. In the other interventions, there were heterogenous findings and again the number of studies was very small. Further studies are required to investigate the effects of existential psychotherapy on patients with advanced cancer.


Psychotherapy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Zimmermann ◽  
Elisheva van der Hal ◽  
Martin Auerbach ◽  
Danny Brom ◽  
Liron Ben-Ezra ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 978-979
Author(s):  
Patricia Chilton ◽  
Cindy Woolverton ◽  
Elizabeth Glisky ◽  
Matthias Mehl ◽  
Matthew Grilli

Abstract According to the theory of generativity, one would expect older adults to inherently feature life lessons in naturalistic conversations with younger adults. Little though, is known about the process of these conversations, and to what extent they convey wisdom characteristics. In this project, intergenerational conversations between university students and older adults living in assisted and independent living communities were analyzed to identify life lessons within older adults’ informal life reviews. In the original study, 37 young and 52 older adults engaged in an intergenerational interaction as part of an undergraduate course. These conversations were recorded with participants’ consent, and transcribed with identifying information removed. For the current project, we analyzed 15 of these recorded conversations, averaging 46 minutes each between 10 students and 5 older adults to (1) develop a coding scheme and procedure to examine life lessons in intergenerational conversations, and (2) investigate whether wisdom characteristics are embedded into life lessons shared in this context. On average, each older adult referenced 4 life lessons (SD = 2) per conversation, which were coded for the following constructs: meaning making, personal growth, emotional valence, wisdom characteristics, life lesson type, and autobiographical memory type. Exploratory analyses suggest life lessons are inherently integrated into naturalistic intergenerational conversations, and that reflectivity is the most frequently expressed wisdom characteristic. This supports previous research identifying reflectivity as key to wisdom, and to the process of generativity. Further analysis is needed to illuminate the value of intergenerational conversations, particularly in a time of age segregation and ageism.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 866-866
Author(s):  
Sarah Hwang ◽  
Jazlyn Armendariz ◽  
Jeremy Argueta ◽  
Veronica Fruiht ◽  
Thomas Chan

Abstract Asian-American older women report the highest prevalence of suicidal ideations and rates of completed suicide compared to other racial groups. Ironically, Asian-American communities report disproportionately low rates of formal mental health utilization—this may be attributed to the lack of culturally-relevant services and negatively ingrained perceptions of mental health aid. One potential solution that has not been widely investigated is the use of technology to help older Asian-American women engage in mental health interventions. This study leverages innovations in augmented reality (AR) technology (i.e., overlaying of digital holograms onto the real world) to create a life review intervention aimed at promoting mental health well-being. The application, Tell-Being, is a personalized holographic life review experience that facilitates older adults to foster a sense of coherence and wholeness within their lives. Pilot data collection was amassed from four aging Asian-American female participants averaging 51.3 (SD=8.61) years of age. Initial pre/post analyses showcased mean differences that trend towards a higher presence of emotion regulation from pre-test (M=4.88, SD=1.08) to post-test (M=5.21, SD=1.17). Although data collection was prematurely halted due to COVID-19, results trended in promising directions. The technological innovations and findings from this study may lead to promising novel avenues to address barriers for older Asian-American women in seeking mental health assessment and treatment in a “new normal” world.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 568-568
Author(s):  
Shoshi Keisari

Abstract Drama therapy is a widely acknowledged way to explore life-stories in late life. This presentation will describe a new model for creative interventions, based on the results of four studies that provide multiple perspectives on the integration of life-review and drama therapy for community dwelling older adults. The results of two quantitative studies (n=55, aged 62-93; n=78, aged 63-96) suggest that the drama therapy interventions have robust therapeutic potential to enhance mental health while aging. The findings of two qualitative studies with therapists (n=8), participants (n=27; aged 63-96) and staff (n=13) provide a better understanding of the process, and support the mechanisms that lead to positive effects on mental health. Combining the results yielded a multidimensional model which points to three potential transformative routes: the evolution of the life-story, the evolution of improvised dramatic expression, and the expansion of social engagement.


2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henning Cuhls ◽  
Michaela Hesse ◽  
Gülay Ates ◽  
Lukas Radbruch

Abstract Background Improving the quality of life is one of the main objectives of palliative care. Biographical approaches are often used in combination with leaving a legacy in a range of different interventions such as Dignity Therapy or Life Review. This study presents an evaluation of audiobook biographies for palliative care patients with young children. Methods Young parents diagnosed with a life-limiting disease could participate and create an audiobook for their young children. The audiobook itself was recorded over several days and edited by qualified radio journalists. After providing informed consent participants were interviewed twice over the course of the intervention regarding expectations, concerns, motivation, and experiences. Interviews and notes were transcribed verbatim and were analyzed using content analysis. The contents of the audiobooks are not part of the evaluation. Results The data were collected from February 2017 till September 2020. Fifty-four patients with ninety-six children at a mean age of 7 years were included and created an audiobook. The main theme of all interviews were the children. Within this field identified main topics were legacy, motivation, usage, benefit, aims, difficulties and worries in descending order. All patients would recommend the intervention. Conclusion Creating an audiobook as a legacy to their children seemed to help the diseased parents to cope with their limited life span.


Author(s):  
Aghatta Cioquetta Moreira ◽  
Daniel Robson Pinto ◽  
Maria De Fatima N. C. Rosolem ◽  
Luiz Acacio Guimaraes Rolim ◽  
Maria Silvina Medrano ◽  
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