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Effectiveness of group reminiscence for improving wellbeing of institutionalized elderly adults: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.
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Nostalgia Bits Project
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Virtual reality-based reminiscence therapy for older adults to improve psychological well-being and cognition: A systematic review.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Pooled it
- The effectiveness of emotion-oriented approaches on psychological outcomes and cognitive function in older adults: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Journal of global health · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of reminiscence therapy on quality of life and life satisfaction of the elderly in the community: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of reminiscence therapy on psychological outcome among older adults without obvious cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Cross-cultural effects of reminiscence therapy on life satisfaction and autobiographical memory of older adults: a pilot study across Mexico and Spain.Alzheimer's research & therapy · 2023Trial
- The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy on the Assessment of Depression, Anxiety and Self-Esteem in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An Intervention Study.International journal of older people nursing · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of group music reminiscence therapy for people thriving with dementia: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) · 2024Review
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- The Iranian Protocol of Group Reminiscence and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Institutionalized Older People.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2020Article
- Group reminiscence for hope and resilience in care-seekers who have attempted suicide.Annals of general psychiatry · 2020Article
- Maintaining Cognitive Functioning in Healthy Seniors with a Technology-Based Foreign Language Program: A Pilot Feasibility Study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundGroup reminiscence therapy is a brief and structured intervention in which participants share personal past events with peers. This approach has been shown to be promising for improving wellbeing and reducing depressive symptoms among institutionalized older adults. However, despite the considerable interest in reminiscence group therapy, controlled studies to determine its specific benefits as compared to generic social interactions with peers (group conversations about everyday subjects) are still lacking. METHODS/
designWe have designed a randomized controlled trial aimed at comparing the effects of group reminiscence therapy with those of group recreational activity on the psychological wellbeing of an institutionalized sample of older adults. The study includes two groups of 20 hospitalized elderly participants: the experimental group and the control group. Participants included in the experimental group will receive six sessions of group reminiscence therapy, while the control group will participate in a recreational group discussion. A repeated-measures design will be used post-intervention and three months post-intervention to evaluate changes in self-reported outcome measures of depressive symptoms, self-esteem, life satisfaction, and quality of life from baseline. DISCUSSION: The protocol of a study aimed at examining the specific effects of group reminiscence therapy on psychological wellbeing, depression, and quality of life among institutionalized elderly people is described. It is expected that the outcomes of this trial will contribute to our knowledge about the process of group reminiscence, evaluate its effectiveness in improving psychological wellbeing of institutionalized individuals, and identify the best conditions for optimizing this approach.
trial registrationThis trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (registration number: NCT02077153) on 31 January 2014.
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