Furey, Diane2019-11-052019-11-052017http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12517/53Depression 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-USOther