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The effects of reminiscence on psychological well-being in older adults
— a meta-analysis | | Author(s) | Ernst Bohlmeijer, Marte Roemer, Pim Cuijpers |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 11, no 3, May 2007 |
| Pages | pp 291-300 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Memory and Reminiscence ; Well being ; Life satisfaction ; Clinical surveys ; Literature reviews. |
| Annotation | The authors present results of a meta-analysis assessing the effectiveness of reminiscence on psychological well-being across different target groups and treatment modalities. 15 controlled outcome studies were included. An overall effect size of 0.54 was found, indicating a moderate influence of reminiscence on life satisfaction and emotional well-being in older people. Life review was found to have significantly greater effect on psychological well-being than simple reminiscence. In addition, reminiscence had significantly greater effect on community-dwelling adults that those living in nursing homes or residential care. Other characteristics of participants or interventions were not found to moderate effects. Reminiscence in general, but especially life review, are potentially effective methods for the enhancement of psychological well-being in older adults. However, a replication of effectiveness studies of the well-defined protocols is now warranted. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070614215 A |
| Classmark | DB: D:F:5HH: F:5HH: 3G: 64A |
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