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Effectiveness of instrumental reminiscence intervention on improving coping in healthy older adults
Encarnación SatorresPaz ViguerJuan C. MeléndezFlor B. Fortunasubject
MaleCoping (psychology)Memory Episodicmedicine.medical_treatmentPsychological interventionTreatment and control groups03 medical and health sciencesSocial support0302 clinical medicineReminiscence therapyReminiscenceAdaptation PsychologicalOutcome Assessment Health CaremedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineApplied PsychologyAgedAged 80 and overAvoidance copingSocial SupportGeneral MedicineMental healthPsychotherapyPsychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyMental RecallFemalePsychologyStress Psychological030217 neurology & neurosurgeryClinical psychologydescription
Reminiscence is a psychological intervention that uses the recall of past events, feelings, and thoughts to facilitate pleasure, quality of life, and adjustment to present life. The main goal of this study was to investigate the effect of a reminiscence intervention programme on coping strategies. One hundred fifty healthy older adults attended the reminiscence sessions. In order to evaluate the effects of the programme and find out if its effects lasted over time, we used an experimental design with pretest, posttest, and follow-up assessments, comparing a control group to the intervention group. Repeated-measures analysis of variance showed significant differences in problem-solving coping, positive reappraisal, social support seeking, and avoidance coping with the treatment group obtaining higher scores than the control group in all cases. The effects declined after 3 months, but some differences were found in the treatment group obtaining higher scores in problem-solving coping and positive reappraisal and lower in overt emotional expression. The study suggests that reminiscence therapy contributes to mental health by enhancing coping strategies that can allow the elderly to cope successfully and overcome psychological distress.
year | journal | country | edition | language |
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2017-08-18 | Stress and Health |