The Impact of Reminiscence Program on Depressive Symptoms, Loneliness & Quality of Life among Elderly People, Egypt

Document Type : Original Article

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Psychiatric & Mental Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Zagazig University, Egypt

Abstract

Background: The proportion of the elderly population is increasing with
continuous medical progress worldwide. Elderly people often suffer both physiological and
psychological illness. Reminiscence program is useful to reduce some psychological problem
and assist the elderly to adapt aging process consequences. This study aims to assess the
impact of reminiscence program on depressive symptoms, feeling of loneliness and quality
of life among elderly people in Egypt. Subjects: study was carried out on 45 institutionalized
elderly to assess the tools used clarity and applicability. Setting: Our study was conducted at
Dar El-mohafza geriatric home at El-Sharkia governorate. Tools for data collection: A
structured questionnaire include: personal data, geriatric depression scale, loneliness scale
and quality of life scale was used. Results: Our results revealed that the mean depression
score decreased from a pre-intervention level to a post-intervention level and this
improvement was highly statistically significant. Also, we observed a statistically
insignificant correlation between participants’ scores of
depressive symptoms and
loneliness score after intervention. Conclusion: Our study concluded that application of
reminiscence program for elderly had a positive impact on reducing the depressive
symptoms and loneliness level and consequently improving the quality of life among elderly.
Recommendation: We recommend that elderly people should be involved in varied
reminiscence activities in different caring homes.

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care
Volume 12, Issue 2
June 2021
Pages 1208-1222

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