Effects of Developmental Bibliotherapy on Subjective Well-Being of Older Adults Living in Nursing Homes: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Abstract

The current study sought to create a developmental bibliotherapy material database (DBMD) and examine the eff ectiveness of developmental bibliotherapy on subjective well-being of older adults living in nursing homes. Based on the reading needs of older adults, we developed a DBMD, which included 327 materials with fi ve themes: Health Care, Current Aff airs and Politics, Historical Biographies, Geriatric Culture, and Psychological Adjustment. Fifty-four single materials were randomly selected from the DBMD to perform the intervention. This study used a quasi-experimental, single-group pre-/ post-survey approach. Sixty-four older adults participated in the study for 6 weeks.