A Reminiscence Program Intervention to Improve the Quality of Life of Long-term Care Residents with Alzheimer's Disease. A Randomized Controlled Trial

Abstract

The intervention led to significant differences between the three groups over time, showing a significant improvement in the quality of life and engagement of the residents in the intervention group.

A quasi-experimental study of a reminiscence program focused on autobiographical memory in institutionalized older adults with cognitive impairment

“…The study was conducted in 4 different settings, with various routine activities equally available for both groups and so the only different intervention during this study was reminiscence sessions. Although some reminiscence studies opted to introduce a placebo intervention (e.g., Lai et al, 2004;Okumura et al, 2008;Serrani Azcurra, 2012), in our study design it would be difficult to perform an active intervention, such as social contact (Serrani Azcurra, 2012) in individual context, by the same therapist, without promoting reminiscence in the control group participants. For this reason, the reminiscence intervention was compared with a no treatment group, in line with previous investigations (Nakamae, Yotsumoto, Tatsumi, & Hashimoto, 2014;Woods et al, 2012).…”

Reminiscence in the Care of People with Mild Dementia: A Concept Analysis

“…The formal uses of reminiscence as a therapeutic tool in mild dementia care have been shown in many systematic reviews and meta‐analyses to be a worthwhile strategy for improving depressive symptoms, cognitive functions, communication skills, and social inclusion . Other formal uses of reminiscence have been reported to include enhanced well‐being, raised self‐esteem, increased sense of personal identity, and reduction in anxiety levels . Reminiscence practitioners can utilize religious aspects and spirituality in a form known as spiritual reminiscence, which facilitates patients’ search for meaning(s) in life and provides patients a sense of integrity in light of their declining mental capacities .…”

“…Reminiscence is one of the most popular nonpharmacological interventions for addressing the psychosocial needs of patients with mild dementia . Despite its popularity, the relevant literature suffers from a severe lack of consensus on gold standard definitions of the concept .…”

Tratamentos não farmacológicos que melhoram a qualidade de vida de idosos com doença de Alzheimer: uma revisão sistemática

“…Os dados dos estudos mostram que: 1) todos os trabalhos foram realizados com idosos em estágio leve da DA; 2) Apenas um estudo foi realizado em instituição de longa permanência 12 [12][13][14] . A arteterapia apareceu em apenas um estudo como intervenção principal a ser investigada 11 , porém ela também foi utilizada no estudo de Viola et al 14 como parte da reabilitação multidisciplinar empregada.…”