AIM: To examine the values of a reminiscence programme, adopting an intergenerational approach, on older @entity1 with early @entity303 and youth volunteers. METHOD: A pre- and post- one group design was adopted. Forty-nine elderly @entity1 with early @entity303 and 117 youth volunteers participated in the study. Each elderly @entity1 was assigned to two youth @entity1 . This dyad group participated in a 12-session reminiscence programme. The youth @entity1 acted as facilitators to prompt the elderly @entity1 to share and discuss past events and experiences, and to support them to fabricate a personalized life-story book. An occupational therapist provided ongoing support and monitoring. The elderly @entity1 were evaluated by the Chinese version of Mini-mental State Examination, Quality of @entity195 (QoL-AD), and Chinese version of Geriatric Depression Scale (CGDS) before and after the programme. @entity303 Quiz (DQ), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and a 20-item feedback questionnaire on the programme were used to evaluate the youth @entity1 . RESULTS: Significant pre- and postprogramme differences were found for QoL-AD (mean change = -1.91; 95% CI = -3.18, -0.64) and CGDS (mean change = 1.86; 95% CI = 0.92, 2.80) among the elderly @entity1 , and for DQ (mean change = -1.14; 95% CI = -2.11, -0.17) among the youth @entity1 . Volunteers also showed positive appreciation of older @entity1 and opined that this community service provided them an opportunity to reflect on their relationship with elderly relatives. Some volunteers, however, commented the heavy workload of the reminiscence programme. CONCLUSION: The intergenerational reminiscence programme suggests mutually beneficial values for both groups of @entity1 . Whilst it is feasible to involve trained volunteers in the implementation of @entity303 -related programmes, it is essential that they are adequately trained and that ongoing support and monitoring are provided.

An intergenerational reminiscence programme for older adults with early XXXX and youth volunteers: values and challenges.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['participants', 'participant', 'persons'] @entity303 :: ('MESH:D003704', 'Disease') :: ['Dementia', 'dementia'] @entity195 :: ('MESH:D000544', 'Disease') :: ["Life-Alzheimer's Disease"]
@entity303 :: (MESH:D003704,Disease) :: ['dementia']
