Effectiveness of Life Review Group Therapy on Psychological Well-Being and the Life Expectancy of Elderly Women

Damirchi, Esmaeil Sadri; Ghomi, Milad; Valoii, Fariba Esmaeli Ghazi

doi:10.21859/sija.12.3.312

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“…In the present study, the opportunity was provided to reduce the psychological burden of death anxiety in older adults by allowing them to interact with their peers through sharing their memories. The results of the study by Sadri Damirchi et al (22), which examined the impact of reminiscence therapy on old women, displayed that older people who had a meaning and purpose in their life were less afraid of death and more likely to accept it. In addition, Moetamedi et al (23) observed that life review therapy introduced consistency in the personality of the elderly.…”

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Effect of Reminiscence Therapy on Death Anxiety in Retired Elderly Men: An Interventional Study

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Background: Death anxiety is one of the concerns of the elderly population in the late stages of life. In this context, recalling memories is one of the favorite characteristics of these people that can affect different aspects of their mental and social health. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the effect of reminiscence therapy on the death anxiety of men retried from the Islamic Republic of Iran Army living in Zahedan. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was performed on 90 retired men over 60 years of age. The subjects were recruited through convenience sampling at the Army Retirement Center in Zahedan in winter 2019. The participants were randomly divided into the intervention (n = 45) and control (n = 45) groups. In the intervention group, reminiscence therapy was carried out based on major life events twice a week for six sessions. Data were gathered again two months after the intervention. The control group did not take part in any program. Data collection tools included a demographic form and the Death Anxiety scale (Templer, 1970). The results were analyzed by SPSS-21 using descriptive and inferential statistics. The P values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results: The mean scores of death anxiety were 25.37 ± 1.89 and 25.17 ± 1.61 in the intervention and control groups, respectively. After the experiment, this score was 9.09 ± 1.79 in the intervention group and 25.04 ± 1.62 in the control group. Thus, while reminiscence therapy significantly relieved death anxiety in the intervention group (P < 0.0001), the control group showed no significant difference in this respect at the end of the study (P = 0.63). Conclusions: Group reminiscence therapy can reduce the death anxiety of older adults. Since the elderly are fond of expressing their memories, and such storytelling is an attractive, simple, and inexpensive intervention, it could be used to help these people mitigate their death anxiety.

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Section: Evaluating Memoriesmentioning

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“…[ 22 ] In Sadri Damirchi et al's study, results indicated that group therapy could significantly enhance psychological well-being and life expectancy. [ 23 ]…”

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A comparative study of the effectiveness of self-management and group management on the amount of weight loss of nurses under low-calorie diet treatment: A simultaneous mixed-methods study

Mahdavi-Roshan,

Salimi,

Pourghane

et al. 2024

Journal of Education and Health Promotion

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BACKGROUND: Nursing is a profession that is associated with a lot of stress and a risk of being overweight or obese. The purpose of this research was to determine the comparative effectiveness of self-management (self-M) and group management (group-M) on nurses who were following a diet with the aim of proposing a proper planning and a healthy lifestyle for them. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a simultaneous mixed-methods design (interventional and qualitative). The participants were all overweight or obese nurses working in teaching hospitals at Guilan University of Medical Sciences in 2019 (n = 96). In the qualitative part, data were extracted from semi-structured interviews. For quantitative data analysis, relevant statistical methods such as Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, analysis of variance (ANOVA), and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were used. For qualitative data analysis, the conventional content analysis approach was used and Lincoln and Guba’s criteria were applied to ensure the accuracy of the data. RESULTS: In both quantitative and qualitative sections, the results showed that following a diet treatment with group-M is more effective than self-M. CONCLUSION: The results showed that a healthy lifestyle can be achieved for nurses if they participate in training classes and group programs, which are proven to be effective based on this article and some other studies. Also, since weight gain and obesity, as one of the most important problems of health systems, continue to increase and can impose a heavy economic and social burden on human societies, various general policies should be used and these solutions can range from home to society to prevent and control them.

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“…The basic level of hope remains relatively stable over time, which makes it comparable to a personality trait (Vrbova et al, 2017). Aging is associated with some psychological and physical changes that go beyond the question of time and life; Issues such as children leaving home, the death of a spouse, disability, especially retirement, and limited social relationships are some of these changes that can reduce life expectancy in older adults (Sadri Damirchi et al, 2017). Based on our knowledge, no study has directly addressed the relationship between personality traits and hope in older adults.…”

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Big Five Personality Traits and Predicting Mental Health among Iranian Older Adults

Rostami

Ahmadboukani

Manijeh

2022

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

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Aging has been a major issue for experts, policymakers, and even the general public in recent years. There is a growing body of evidence highlighting the role of personality traits in the health of older adults, but this evidence is still in its infancy. This study aimed to investigate the role of the big five personality traits in predicting the mental health among older adults. In this cross-sectional study, 150 community-residing older adults were selected and completed the Ten Item Personality Inventory, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Adult Hope Scale, and Short-Form Health Survey. According to the results, extraversion and openness to experience can explain 11% of the variances of hope, extraversion and conscientiousness account for 16% of the variances in perceived social support, and all the big five personality traits together predict 34% of the variances in the health-related quality of life. Given the role of personality traits in predicting the mental health of older adults, counselors and psychologists working with these people can pay attention to the personality traits of older adults in designing their psychological, educational, and research programs to achieve more desirable outcomes.

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Effectiveness of Life Review Group Therapy on Psychological Well-Being and the Life Expectancy of Elderly Women

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

Effect of Reminiscence Therapy on Death Anxiety in Retired Elderly Men: An Interventional Study

Effect of Reminiscence Therapy on Death Anxiety in Retired Elderly Men: An Interventional Study

A comparative study of the effectiveness of self-management and group management on the amount of weight loss of nurses under low-calorie diet treatment: A simultaneous mixed-methods study

Big Five Personality Traits and Predicting Mental Health among Iranian Older Adults

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