Reminiscing Groups: Promoting Mental Health Among Older Adults
| dc.contributor.advisor | ||
| dc.contributor.author | Furey, Diane | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-11-05T18:07:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-11-05T18:07:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Depression is a major health problem among older adults. The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a reminiscing group (RG) for the improvement of depression and loneliness symptoms of long term care (LTC) residents 65 years old or older. A randomized controlled interventional study was implemented. Twenty LTC residents were randomly assigned to either a reminiscing group or a waitlist control group (WCG). Measurement tools included pre/post Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Loneliness Scale. SPSS 24 statistical package was used to analyze the data. The results of this study suggest a positive short- term effect of depression and loneliness in this sample. Implementing reminiscing groups as an intervention in LTC facilities could improve depression and loneliness symptoms in older adults. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12517/53 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.title | Reminiscing Groups: Promoting Mental Health Among Older Adults | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |
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