Individual-assisted reminiscent therapy of the elderly in a nursing home setting
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1994
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Nursing
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Abstract
This study examined the effects of individual-assisted
reminiscence therapy on elderly nursing home residents.
The thirty elderly participants were randomly assigned
to one of three groups: reminiscence, current events,
and control. Three dependent measures were used:
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, Beck's Depression
Inventory, and Depression Adjective Check List. The
analysis indicated no significant differences among the
treatment groups for any of the dependent measures. The
analysis did indicate a main effect of time of testing
for depression, such that participants were less
depressed over time. Individual-assisted
reminiscence therapy failed to demonstrate the
effectiveness of reminiscence. Suggestions were made
for further research on group treatment of the elderly.