2003
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1446.2003.20407.x
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The Effect of Reminiscence on the Elderly Population: A Systematic Review

Abstract: Reminiscence therapy is an independent nursing intervention that may be helpful in maintaining or improving self-esteem and life satisfaction for the elderly, but the effects of reminiscence therapy are difficult to measure. For a greater understanding of reminiscence as a nursing therapeutic, this article reviewed the developmental history and theoretical basis of reminiscence and evaluated the empirical evidence concerning the use and effectiveness of reminiscence in the elderly. A lack of consist research f… Show more

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“…Many studies point out the positive effects of reminiscence therapy and highlight its effectiveness in the easing of depressed feelings (Bohlmeijer et al, 2003;Hsieh and Wang, 2003;Husaini et al, 2004;Wang, 2005;Pinquart et al, 2007), it is also known to be beneficial to an aged persons psychological well-being (Tatchell and Jordan, 2004;McKee et al, 2005;Zauszniewski et al, 2006), it assists to ease feelings of loneliness , and can ameliorate negative emotions and anxiety (Chou et al, 2008). Reminiscence therapy does have a role in the maintenance of self-esteem (Lin et al, 2003;Chao et al, 2006;Nomura and Hashimoto, 2006), self-value (Baker, 1985), better coping skills (Nugent, 1995), increased satisfaction with life (Cook, 1998;Lin et al, 2003), enhanced self-integration (Stinson and Kirk, 2006;Zauszniewski et al, 2006), enhancement of functional activities (Kovach and Henschel, 1996;Woods et al, 2005;Zauszniewski et al, 2006), improved social functions and activities (King, 1982;Cook, 1991), prevention of behavioral problems (Kovach and Henschel, 1996), and in the effective care of the aged person (Shellman, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many studies point out the positive effects of reminiscence therapy and highlight its effectiveness in the easing of depressed feelings (Bohlmeijer et al, 2003;Hsieh and Wang, 2003;Husaini et al, 2004;Wang, 2005;Pinquart et al, 2007), it is also known to be beneficial to an aged persons psychological well-being (Tatchell and Jordan, 2004;McKee et al, 2005;Zauszniewski et al, 2006), it assists to ease feelings of loneliness , and can ameliorate negative emotions and anxiety (Chou et al, 2008). Reminiscence therapy does have a role in the maintenance of self-esteem (Lin et al, 2003;Chao et al, 2006;Nomura and Hashimoto, 2006), self-value (Baker, 1985), better coping skills (Nugent, 1995), increased satisfaction with life (Cook, 1998;Lin et al, 2003), enhanced self-integration (Stinson and Kirk, 2006;Zauszniewski et al, 2006), enhancement of functional activities (Kovach and Henschel, 1996;Woods et al, 2005;Zauszniewski et al, 2006), improved social functions and activities (King, 1982;Cook, 1991), prevention of behavioral problems (Kovach and Henschel, 1996), and in the effective care of the aged person (Shellman, 2007).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The process of 'thinking back' on significant life events is known to have significant therapeutic value for older people. Recalling past experiences can enhance self-esteem and heighten sense of identity (Yen-Chun Lin, Yu-Tzu Dai, & Shiow-Li Hwang, 2003). In relation to occupational histories, the OHCs and the follow on interviews provided an opportunity for older people to visualise their working lives on paper, to reminisce about past accomplishments and provide explanations and justification for actions taken and decisions made.…”
Section: Advantages Of Mixed-methods Ohcsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Bu alanlar depresyonu, benlik saygısını, kendini kabullenme, benlik bütünlüğünü, morali, anksiyeteyi, yaşam doyumunu, ziksel aktiviteyi, iyilik halini, bilişsel düzeyi, sağlık durumunu ve yaşam kalitesini içermektedir. [31] Y a p ı l a n ç a l ı ş m a l a r d a a n ı m s a m a n ı n y a ş l ı l a r d a depresyonu [18,19,[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41] , yalnızlık duygusunu azalttığı [16,39] ve yaşam doyumunu [42] , benlik saygısını [16,18,43] , psikolojik iyilik halini [39,44,45] , benlik bütünlüğünü [45] , yaşam kalitesini [46] , mutluluğu [20] ve moral düzeyini arttırdığı [37] ortaya konmuştur. Bunun yanında yapılan bazı çalışmalarda anımsama terapisi ile depresyon [16,43,47] , kendini gerçekleştirme [47] , benlik saygısı [20,35] , yaşam doyumu [20,43] ve sağlık algısı [34,35] arasında anlamlı bir ilişki gösterilememiştir.…”
Section: Anımsama Terapisiunclassified
“…Anımsama terapisi sağlıklı yaşlılara, bilişsel bozukluğu olan yaşlılara ya da depresif yaşlılara uygulanabilmektedir. [18] Anımsama terapisi oturum konuları olumlu hatıraların anımsanmasını sağlayacak konulardan oluşur. [47,48] Anımsama terapisi doğum ile başlar ve önemli olaylara odaklanarak yaşam yıllarında ilerler.…”
Section: Anımsama Terapisi Uygulamasıunclassified
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