SynthesisHealth education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education2014
A systematic review of the use of technology for reminiscence therapy.
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'LIFEView' Audiovisual Technology: Virtual Travel to Support Wellbeing and Quality of Life at the End of Life
The Effect of Digital Reminiscence Therapy on People With Mild and Moderate Dementia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
Who cites it
66 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy of digital cognitive stimulation therapy for people with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2026Pooled it
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- Efficacy of reminiscence therapy in improving cognitive decline: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Pooled it
- The Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Reminiscence Therapies for Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- Digital Storytelling in Older Adults With Typical Aging, and With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Dementia: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2022Pooled it
- The Effectiveness of e-Health Solutions for Aging With Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review.The Gerontologist · 2021Pooled it
- The use of technology in creating individualized, meaningful activities for people living with dementia: A systematic review.Dementia (London, England) · 2021Pooled it
- Assistive Technologies in Dementia Care: An Updated Analysis of the Literature.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of a WeChat-Based Life Review Program for Patients With Digestive System Cancer: 3-Arm Parallel Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Trial
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- The effect of digital reminiscence therapy on people with dementia: a pilot randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2020Trial
- The effectiveness of creating an online life story book on persons with early dementia and their informal caregivers: a protocol of a randomized controlled trial.BMC geriatrics · 2017Trial
- Counterclockwise Virtual Reality-Based Embodiment of a Younger Self and Revisit of a Past Iconic Event in Older Adults: Between-Groups Study of Cognitive and Physical Performance.JMIR formative research · 2026Article
- Acceptance Factors and Barriers to the Implementation of Digital Interventions in Older People with Dementia and/or Their Caregivers: An Umbrella Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Quantitative Research on Digitalized Treatment Options for Older Adults With Mental Illness: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2025Article
- Communicative and Methodological Challenges Related to Collecting Data with Older Adults with Dementia in Senior Living Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of aging & human development · 2025Article
- Exploring Virtual Reality-Based Reminiscence Therapy on Cognitive and Emotional Well-Being in People with Cognitive Impairments: A Scoping Review.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Fostering intergenerational communication through games: an exploratory study on metaphorical life games in family settings.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- The evaluation of the Jigsawdio program on the cognitive and mental health of people living with dementia: Mixed methods study.Gerontechnology : international journal on the fundamental aspects of technology to serve the ageing society · 2025Article
- Developing assistive technology to support reminiscence therapy: a user-centered study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
6 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
As the segment of the population 65 years of age or older continues to grow, the number of individuals with dementia increases proportionally, highlighting the need to design therapies that meet the social and emotional needs of people with dementia. Information and communication technologies (ICT) are potential venues for supporting the delivery of such therapies, including reminiscence therapy (RT), which is a non-pharmacological intervention involving the prompting of past memories, often with artifacts such as old photographs or music for therapeutic benefits such as the facilitation of social interactions or the increase of self-esteem. This paper systematically examines the scientific literature on the use of ICT for facilitating RT to assess the current state of the evidence and identify future trends. We searched the PubMed (1966-2013), ACM (1954-2013), and PsycINFO (1908-2013) repositories using the keywords dementia and reminiscence. Three hundred eighty-six articles were retrieved, 44 of which met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Findings of the systematic review include that there are benefits to using ICT for RT interventions. Some of these benefits are access to rich and engaging multimedia reminiscence materials, opportunities for people with dementia to participate in social interactions and take ownership of conversations, and a reduction of barriers due to motor deficits during interactions with media. Future studies should explore the types and content of media beneficial to individuals at different stages of dementia.
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