Effect of Life Review Intervention on Psychosocial Outcomes Among Older Adults

Hafez Afefe Barakat, Asmaa; Abd El-Sattar Ali, Rasmia; Sayed Mohamed, Hoda

doi:10.21608/ejhc.2021.222441

Effect of Life Review Intervention on Psychosocial Outcomes Among Older Adults

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Department Faculty of Nursing/Ain Shams University, Egypt

² Assistant Professor of Family and Community Health Nursing Department Faculty of Nursing/Ain Shams University, Egypt

³ Lecturer of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Department Faculty of Nursing/Ain Shams University, Egypt

10.21608/ejhc.2021.222441

Abstract

Background: life review is a mental process in which older adults recall and evaluate life
experiences and can help them to find meaning in one’s accomplishment, positive outcome of the
life review process leads to the development of psychosocial wellbeing. Aim: This study aimed to
determine the effect of life review intervention on the psychosocial outcomes among older adults.
Setting: The study was conducted in five residential homes representing five sectors in Greater
Cairo east, west, middle, south, and north. Subjects: a purposive sample of 60 older adults from the
mentioned setting. Tools: Three questionnaires were used: 1) An interview questionnaire to assess
demographic characteristics and physical health assessment among subjects 2) Psychological
outcomes that measured by Ego-integrity Scale, a meaning in life Questionnaire, Accepting the Past
Scale and Flourishing Scale, 3) Social outcomes which measured by social participation Scale.
Results: The study results showed that there were significant differences between the 1st and the 2nd
assessment in the three scales of the psychological outcomes; the mean scores of ego-integrity,
meaning of life, accepting the past were changed from 39.30, 35.55, 61.48 to 49.714, 51.79, 80.626
respectively at p
participation scale after the life review intervention; the mean score changed from 30.99 to 39.75 at
p Conclusion: The implementation of life review intervention sessions had a positive effect
on the improvement of psychosocial outcomes for older adults in which they submitted higher
scores on psychosocial scales after the life review intervention. Recommendation: the current
study recommended that psychiatric/ Mental
Health and Community Health Nursing should provide
training for formal and informal caregivers
of older adults to apply life review as a part of older
adults’ management protocol.

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