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Effects of individual reminiscence therapy for older women living alone
Author(s) -
Sok S.R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international nursing review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1466-7657
pISSN - 0020-8132
DOI - 10.1111/inr.12190
Subject(s) - reminiscence , quality of life (healthcare) , intervention (counseling) , cognition , psychology , activities of daily living , medicine , gerontology , clinical psychology , nursing , psychiatry , cognitive psychology
Background The loss of cognitive function and memory interrupts the independent activities of daily living of older women, and it eventually causes role loss, increased dependence, declining self‐esteem and low quality of life. Aim To examine the effects of the individual reminiscence therapy on memory self‐efficacy, memory practice, M ini M ental S tate E xamination and quality of life for older K orean women living alone. Methods A quasi‐experimental pre‐test–post‐test control group design was employed. Seventy‐eight older women aged 65 and older who were living alone in S eoul and G yeong‐gi‐do, K orea, was recruited through convenient sampling. Individual reminiscence therapy was applied for 1 h/week in the experimental group (40 subjects) for 4 weeks. A study questionnaire was designed to measure general characteristics, memory self‐efficacy, memory practice (immediate, delayed), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and quality of life. Results There were significant differences in the effects of individual reminiscence therapy on memory self‐efficacy, memory practice (immediate, delayed), and quality of life between experimental and control group. Conclusion Individual reminiscence therapy was an effective intervention for improving memory self‐efficacy, memory practice (immediate, delayed), cognitive function and quality of life of older Korean women living alone. Implications for nursing and health policy Individual reminiscence therapy can be utilized as a nursing intervention for improving memory, cognition and quality of life of older women in the nursing practice. Health policy needs to give attention to health issues of older women living alone. Individual reminiscence therapy can be utilized as a nursing intervention for improving memory, cognition and the quality of life of older women. Health policy needs to give attention to health issues of older women living alone.