The prevalence of dementia and depression in Taiwanese institutionalized leprosy patients, and the effectiveness evaluation of reminiscence therapy—a longitudinal, single‐blind, randomized control study

Su, Tsung Wei; Wu, Liwei; Lin, Ching Po

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“…There is some evidence that reminiscence therapy assists in the reduction of symptoms of depression in older people . Many studies have demonstrated that reminiscence therapy can improve psychosocial well‐being and affect balance, reduce depression, increase self‐esteem and life satisfaction, and decrease depressive symptoms . In addition, reminiscence therapy has been shown to increase life satisfaction in elderly …”

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The effect of reminiscence therapy on cognitive functions, depression, and quality of life in Alzheimer patients: Randomized controlled trial

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2018

Int J Geriat Psychiatry

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Background Alzheimer is a disease leading to various neuropsychiatric behavioral disorders, and the most common symptom observed during the prognosis of Alzheimer's disease is dysmnesia. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of reminiscence therapy on cognitive functions, depression, and quality of life in Alzheimer's patients. Methods The present study was a randomized controlled single blind study with two groups, which was designed in the experimental pretest‐posttest pattern in the city of Konya, Turkey. It was decided to include a total of 60 elderly individuals. Information form that evaluated socio‐demographic characteristics and disease history of individuals in intervention and control groups and was developed by the researcher. Standardized Mini‐Mental State Examination (SMMSE), Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia, and the Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease (QOL‐AD) Scale were used to collect the data. Reminiscence therapy was applied once a week and lasted for 8 weeks. Every session took 60 minutes. Groups consisted of six people. Results Mini‐Mental Test, depression, and quality of life mean scores of the elderly in intervention group before reminiscence therapy program increased after the administration, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). In the intergroup comparison, a significant difference was found between elderly individuals' posttest Mini‐Mental Test, depression, and quality of life mean scores (P < 0.05). Conclusions Our results suggest that regular reminiscence therapy should be considered for inclusion as routine care for the improvement of cognitive functions, depressive symptoms, and quality of life in elderly people with Alzheimer.

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The effect of reminiscence therapy on cognitive functions, depression, and quality of life in Alzheimer patients: Randomized controlled trial

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“…7 Upon presentation of a valid Portuguese version, the Beck Depression Inventory was done next to evaluate depression. The original scale consists of 21 items whose intensity ranges from 0 to 3 and which can be divided into two sub-scales: cognitive (items 1-13) and somatic (items [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. 16 For the present article, the original BDI-21 was used to identify the frequency of each one of the depressive symptoms (21 items); the cognitive sub-scale called the BDI-Short Form -BDI-SF (items 1-13) was used to evaluate depressive symptoms in individuals diagnosed with some pathology because the somatic scale could be influenced by the patient's medical condition.…”

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Relationship between depression, work, and grade of impairment in leprosy

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Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder in leprosy and with high depressive symptoms. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and frequency of depressive symptoms and their relationship to WHO impairment grading (IG), and sociodemographic variables. Method: We applied a survey containing sociodemographic, clinical aspects and IG. The original scale of the BDI was applied to identify the frequency of depressive symptoms (21 items), as well as the cognitive subscale BDI-Short Form-BDI-SF (items 1-13), recommended to assess depressive symptoms in individuals with defined pathologies. Descriptive statistical analysis was used, with the frequency distribution to characterize the sample, and to the intersection of the variables, the Chi-square Test-corrected (Yates) was applied, considering significant results p -value < 0.05. Results: 130 patients who have or have had leprosy were evaluated. The mean age of patients was 49.64 (SD = 14.04). There was a predominance of males (64.6%), those living with family (87.7%), with incomplete primary education (66.2%), stable civil union (61.6%), which did not work (75.4%) and receive retirement or health aid (63.9%). Regarding clinical aspects, 94.5% were multibacillary, 74.6% had multidrug therapy and most have loss of protective sensation and/or deformities (31.5% IG1; 37% IG2). Among the cases evaluated, 43.1% had depressive symptoms of moderate to severe intensity. There was no significant correlation between BDI-SF and IG (p -value = 0.950). However, the individuals without an occupation or job ("which did not work") were associated with depressive symptoms (BDI-FS; p -value < 0.05). Somatic apprehension was the most frequent symptom (80.7%), followed by difficulty with work (78.5%), irritability (68.5%), fatigue (67.7%), self-blame (62.3%) and tearfulness (60%). Conclusion: It is concluded that moderate and severe depressive symptoms assaulted 43.1% of the cases evaluated, regardless of whether or not physical disabilities (IG1 and 2). Individuals who did not work were the most affected by depressive symptoms compared to those who had some sort of occupation.Keywords: Disabled Persons, Leprosy, Depression, Work RESUMOA depressão é o transtorno psiquiátrico mais comum na hanseníase e com alto índice de sintomas depressivos. Objetivo: Verificar a frequência dos sintomas depressivos e sua relação com o grau de incapacidade (GI) da OMS e variáveis sociodemográficas. Método: Aplicou-se um questionário, contendo aspectos sociodemográficos, clínicos e o GI. Foi aplicada a escala original do BDI para identificar a frequência dos sintomas depressivos (21 itens) e a subescala cognitiva chamada BDI-Short Form -BDI-SF (1-13 itens), recomendada para avaliar sintomas depressivos em indivíduos com diagnóstico de alguma patologia. Foi utilizada análise estatística descritiva, com distribuição de frequência para a caracterização da casuística e para o cruzamento das variáveis, foi utilizado o Teste Chi-square-corrected (Yates), considerando resu...

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“…Foram identificados três estudos que evidenciaram os aspectos psicológicos relacionados à hanseníase, destacando sintomas depressivos, demência e declínio cognitivo como principais afecções, assim como o estigma e o preconceito que associados à doença afetam o domínio psíquico dos pacientes (PELARIGO et al, 2014;SU et al, 2012;SENA, 2014).…”

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The prevalence of dementia and depression in Taiwanese institutionalized leprosy patients, and the effectiveness evaluation of reminiscence therapy—a longitudinal, single‐blind, randomized control study

Abstract: The prevalence of dementia and depression in long-term institutionalized older leprosy patients in Taiwan is high. Reminiscence group therapy has been confirmed effective on depression in this population, but its effectiveness on cognitive function requires further verification.

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The effect of reminiscence therapy on cognitive functions, depression, and quality of life in Alzheimer patients: Randomized controlled trial

The effect of reminiscence therapy on cognitive functions, depression, and quality of life in Alzheimer patients: Randomized controlled trial

Relationship between depression, work, and grade of impairment in leprosy

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