Life-Story Book Creation to Enhance Life Satisfaction for Older Adults

Chan, Moon Fai

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-56192-4_2

Cited by 1 publication

(5 citation statements)

References 35 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Cully et al [42] suggested that a life story review helps older adults process and release pent-up emotions, which can lessen depression. Our research indicates a notable decrease in depression among the older adults of the life-story intervention over 8 weeks, aligning with similar findings in the Chinese [16] and Malaysian [21] populations. Westerhof and Slatman [43], in their meta-analysis on life-story review, found that reducing depressive symptoms can consequently improve life satisfaction because this can improve someone's mental well-being and can contribute to an increase in life satisfaction.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

“…No imputation is required to replace missing values for further analysis [38]. In addition, the GEE model permitted the inclusion of demographic factors (e.g., gender, age) that could be used to adjust the results of each outcome [21]. The Wald χ 2 statistics were used to examine any significant differences between groups at each time point and within times for each group for each outcome.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Demographic characteristics: Age, gender, marital status, educational level, and medical history were collected as baseline information for all participants [21,22].…”

Section: Partmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is a need for healthcare providers to develop interventions to improve the physical health, mental well-being, and overall QoL of older adults. Sharing one's life story has been recommended to alleviate depressive symptoms and enhance QoL and life satisfaction among older adults [20,21]. A life-story work is a "term given to biographical approaches in health and social care settings that give people time to share their memories and talk about their life experiences" [22].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The study findings indicated that older adults who created life-story books experienced an increase in ego integrity, and their mental health showed signs of improvement after participating in the intervention [30]. Creating a life storybook offers a safe way to articulate deep-seated emotions and achieve emotional release [21]. Furthermore, no local research has been conducted on using life story reviews and creating life-story books as a healthcare intervention among older adults in Oman.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 4 more Smart Citations

Effects of life-story review on quality of life, depression, and life satisfaction in older adults in Oman: a randomized controlled study

Al-Ghafri,

Al-Sinawi,

Al-Harrasi

et al. 2024

BMC Geriatr

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background There is a need for healthcare providers to develop life-story review interventions to enhance the mental well-being and quality of life of older adults. The primary aim of this study is to examine the effects of telling their life stories and creating a life-story book intervention on QoL, depressive symptoms, and life satisfaction in a group of older adults in Oman. Methods A repeated-measures randomized controlled design was conducted in Oman. A total of 75 older adults (response rate = 40.1%) were randomly assigned to the intervention (n = 38) or control (n = 37) groups. Demographic data were collected as the baseline. Depression, life satisfaction, and quality of life scores were collected from each participant at weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8. Results Their average age is 67.3 ± 5.5 years (range 60–82 years). There are more women (n = 50, 66.7%) than men. Over the 8 weeks, the intervention group exhibited a notable decrease in depression (intervention: 2.5 ± 1.2 vs. control: 5.3 ± 2.1, p < .001) but an increase in life satisfaction (24.6 ± 3.1 vs. 21.9 ± 6.1, p < .001) and quality of life (physical: 76.2 ± 12.7 vs. 53.6 ± 15.5, p < .001; psychological: 76.4 ± 12.1 vs. 59.9 ± 21.5, p < .001; Social relation: 78.3 ± 11.7 vs. 61.8 ± 16.6, p < .001; environment: 70.8 ± 10.2 vs. 58.6 ± 16.1, p < .001) compared to the control group. Conclusion The life-story review intervention proved effective in diminishing depression and boosting life satisfaction and quality of life among the older sample within the 8-week study. Healthcare providers can apply such interventions to improve older adults’ mental health and well-being.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Demographic characteristics: Age, gender, marital status, educational level, and medical history were collected as baseline information for all participants [21,22].…”

Section: Partmentioning

confidence: 99%