Reminiscence therapy for older adults with Alzheimer's disease: A literature review

Abstract

The literature on the use of reminiscence therapy is vast in patients with dementia, but there is minimal evidence in older adults with Alzheimer's disease. The current review seeks to develop a unifying way to administer reminiscence therapy that will be effective for older adults with Alzheimer's disease. The review used the PRISMA guidelines in the literature search and data extraction. Results showed the effectiveness of reminiscence therapy in older adults with Alzheimer's disease, area of cognition, depression, activities of daily living, and quality of life. Additionally, for the therapy to be effective, it must be conducted regularly in a small group of patients for an average of 45 min for 8-to 12-week duration. Patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease are most likely to benefit with the use of photographs, videos, and music that are associated with their past experiences. This review highlights innovative ways to render reminiscence therapy to individuals with Alzheimer's disease including technology-aided applications.

Digital therapeutics in neurology

“…Beyond sensorimotor and cognitive impairment, DTx could address other neurological symptoms (visual dysfunction, speech impairment, dysphagia, fatigue, depression, and pain) occurring in neurological disorders [54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66][67].…”

“…In people with dementia reminiscence therapy has been used in many long-term care facilities [61]. Reminiscence therapy involves recalling positive events, people, and places from their past lives [61].…”

“…In people with dementia reminiscence therapy has been used in many long-term care facilities [61]. Reminiscence therapy involves recalling positive events, people, and places from their past lives [61]. A software called "ReminX" to mitigate agitation and depression symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease was developed [62].…”

Non-Drug Treatment Methods Used in Alzheimer Patients

“…AH ve diğer demans türlerine sahip yaşlı bireylerde bilişsel işlev bozuklukları ve depresyon belirtileri yaygın görülmektedir. Yapılan çalışmalar, sistematik derlemeler ve meta-analizlerde, anımsama terapisinin demans ve AH'na sahip yaşlı bireylerde depresyon belirtilerini azalttığı, bilişsel işlevleri ve yaşam kalitesini arttırdığı belirtilmiştir (Cuevas et al, 2020;Lök et al, 2019…”

“…AH ve diğer demans türlerine sahip yaşlı bireylerde bilişsel işlev bozuklukları ve depresyon belirtileri yaygın görülmektedir. Yapılan çalışmalar, sistematik derlemeler ve meta-analizlerde, anımsama terapisinin demans ve AH'na sahip yaşlı bireylerde depresyon belirtilerini azalttığı, bilişsel işlevleri ve yaşam kalitesini arttırdığı belirtilmiştir (Cuevas et al, 2020;Lök et al, 2019). Park ve arkadaşlarının demanslı bireylere uygulanan anımsama terapisinin etkinliğini inceledikleri metaanalizde (2019), müdahale grubundaki depresyonda görülen demansın davranışsal ve psikolojik belirtilerinin, kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı derecede azaldığını, yaşam kalitesinin ise kontrol grubuna göre önemli ölçüde arttığını bulmuşlardır.…”