Effectiveness of group reminiscence therapy for people living with dementia in a day care centers in Taiwan

Abstract

Objective To explore as a pilot study the effects of group reminiscence therapy upon depression of people living with dementia within dementia-specific day care centers. Method A unique pre-test-post-test, quasi-experimental design counterbalanced with a qualitative grounded theory video analysis of facial expression and behavior was used to measure the effects of group reminiscence therapy. The study recruited 21 participants in total from two dementia-specific day care centers. Results The findings highlighted improvements in depression, communication, and positive mood after group reminiscence intervention. The results also showed that participants scored higher on average during the Chinese New Year and marriage reminiscence activities compared to the other activities, revealing the subject matters extraordinarily significance. Conclusion This study provides evidence supporting the proposition that undertaking a cultural focus reminiscence therapy may produce significant psychosocial improvements for a person with dementia.

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

“…In assessing the effect of laughter therapy versus group reminiscence therapy on sleep quality of elderly in nursing homes of India, the results indicated that both interventions were significantly effective but laughter therapy had more impact on sleep quality in elderly (33). Chang and Chien (2018) assessed the impact of group reminiscence intervention on depression in older adults with dementia using the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD). They evaluated sleep disorders as one of the subsets of this scale and they did not find any highlighted decrease in sleep disorders of these people (32).…”

“…Chang and Chien (2018) assessed the impact of group reminiscence intervention on depression in older adults with dementia using the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD). They evaluated sleep disorders as one of the subsets of this scale and they did not find any highlighted decrease in sleep disorders of these people (32). Furthermore, in assessment of sleep disorders in older patients with Alzheimer's disease, researchers did not find a significant change due to reminiscence intervention (31).…”

“…Results of one study showed multiple awakenings during sleep are happened after six session group reminiscence therapy in older adults (31). Also, another study reported that before and after the reminiscence therapy no change was observed in sleeping of older adults with Alzheimer disease (32).…”

Memory matters in dementia: Efficacy of a mobile reminiscing therapy app

“…Group MM may affect apathetic mood by increasing engagement. While previous studies have not examined the effects of delivery format on mood, group reminiscence therapy was found to positively affect QoL [19–23].…”

“…Another emerging finding from the literature is a potential differential effect of reminiscence delivery format [8,9]. Group reminiscence therapy positively affects QoL in some participants [19–23], whereas personalized approach may be essential for other participants [17,24]. However, no studies have examined the effects of delivery format for gaming‐based reminiscence.…”