The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy on Cognition, Depression, and Activities of Daily Living for Patients With Alzheimer Disease

Abstract

The purpose of this study was, conducted with experimental design, to investigate the effect of reminiscence therapy on cognition, depression, activities of daily living of institutionalized mild and moderate Alzheimer patients. The study was conducted with a total of 62 patients (31 intervention group and 31 control group) in four home care in Ankara, Turkey. Study was done between the July 1, 2013 and December 20, 2014. Reminiscence therapy sessions were held with groups consists of 4-5 patients, once a week with 30-35 minute duration for 12 weeks. Standardized Mini Mental Test was used in sample selection. Patients were listed through their mini mental test scores, and randomized as odd numbers to control group and even numbers to intervention group. Data were collected with forms developed by researcher 'Data Sheet' and 'Activities of Daily Living Follow-up Form' as well as scales 'Standardized Mini Mental Test' and 'Geriatric Depression Scale'. Chi-square, Mann Whitney-U test, variance analyses in repeated measures and Bonferroni tests were used for analysis. The increase in mean Standardized Mini Mental Test score and the decrease in mean Geriatric Depression Scale score of the individuals in the intervention group compared to the control group at the end of the reminiscence therapy was statistically significant (P < 0.05). At the end of reminiscence therapy sessions, increase in cognition and decrease in depression were found statistically significant in intervention group.

A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effect of reminiscence therapy for people with dementia

“…This could be explained by the finding that the reduction in depressive symptoms could be related to other factors such as increased communication during the intervention. PWD were able to talk without being criticized while reminiscing, which increased their confidence after reminiscence therapy (Duru Aşiret and Kapucu, 2016). Therefore, the effectiveness of a non-pharmacological intervention should also consider that PWD are receiving a pharmacological intervention; furthermore, the non-pharmacological intervention should have a large effect on reducing the occurrence of depressive mood in PWD (van Bogaert et al, 2013).…”

“…To reduce the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), various pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments have been used for people with dementia (PWD). Some studies have reported that there was no effect of pharmacological interventions on the BPSD (Gitlin et al, 2009), while a few studies found potential benefits to using non-pharmacological interventions for depression (Duru Aşiret and Kapucu, 2016), on cognitive function (Carrion et al, 2013), and social activity (Akanuma et al, 2011).…”

“…Dementia describes a collection of symptoms that are caused by disorders affecting the brain. Since it was introduced in the early 1960s for patients with psychological signs and symptoms or in the frail elderly (Buchanan and Middleton, 1994), reminiscence therapy has been reported to be effective in reducing depression (Duru Aşiret and Kapucu, 2016) for PWD. Reminiscence therapy could allow PWD to better manage BPSD (Tadaka and Kanagawa, 2007) and improve (O'Shea et al, 2014) and slightly benefit on their quality of life (QoL) (Woods, et al, 2018), which can contribute to reduce the care burden on caregivers.…”

Uma Arquitetura para Desenvolvimento de Aplicações Gamificadas para Suporte ao Paciente com Alzheimer

“…1.1 Motivação No combate aos sintomas provocados pela doença de Alzheimer, estratégias farmacológicas e não farmacológicas de tratamento têm sido adotadas. A preferência por terapias não medicamentosas tem ganhado espaço, pela baixa eficiência dos fármacos e os efeitos colaterais provocados no paciente [6,42].…”

Multidisciplinary rehabilitation program: effects of a multimodal intervention for patients with Alzheimer&#8217;s disease and cognitive impairment without dementia

“…Cognitive, physical and psychosocial rehabilitation may improve global function, mental state and quality of life [1][2][3] . These interventions may further reduce social costs 4 .…”