Clinical trial NCT05635058: Effect of Reminiscence Therapy on Older Adults
Official title: Effect of Reminiscence Therapy on Functioning of Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Nurse's Role
Keywords: reminiscence therapy
functionality
nursing
older adults
care
Lead sponsor: Cumhuriyet University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-12-02
Enrollment: 16
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 65
Maximum age (years): 90
Standard ages: OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The study was conducted as the randomized controlled experimental trial.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: This study was conducted to examine the effect of reminiscence therapy on the functionality of older adults aged 65 and over living in nursing homes.

Detailed description: ABSTRACT Objective : This study was conducted to examine the effect of reminiscence therapy on the level of functionality of individuals aged 65 and over.

Method: The sample of the study consisted of 16 residents who lived in a public nursing home between December 2019 and February 2020 and agreed to participate in the study. Participants were divided into intervention and control groups using the simple random sampling method. Reminiscence therapy was performed with each participant in the intervention group for 8 weeks. The participants in the control group received routine services and were regularly visited for 8 weeks. The research data were obtained by implementing the "Personal Information Form," "Multidimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects (MOSES), and "Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE)" with all participants before the reminiscence therapy and at the end of week eight. Non-parametric tests were completed in analyzing the data as the sample size was lower than 30.

Findings: It was determined that 87.5% of the participants in the intervention group had a chronic disease, 50% were male, and 37.5% were elementary school graduates. All the participants in the control group had a chronic disease, 62.5% were male, and 50% were elementary school graduates. When the pre- and post-reminiscence therapy results were compared, a significant difference was found in the MMSE and MOSES (in the areas of disoriented behavior, depressed/anxious mood, and withdrawn behavior) scores in the intervention group. In the post-test evaluation, a significant difference was found between the intervention and comparison group in MOSES scores. It was determined that the participants in the intervention group that received reminiscence therapy had better functional and cognitive competency than the control group in the areas of self-care, depression/anxiety, and withdrawal from society.

Conclusion: It was concluded that the reminiscence therapy contributed to increase the mental competence and functionality of the older adult participants.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* were 65 years of age and older
* had a Standardized Mini Mental Test (SMMT) score between 24 and 30
* Individuals who did not have communication difficulties and mental problems
* agreed to participate in the study were included in the study sample.

Exclusion Criteria:

* were 64 years of age and younger
* have communication difficulties and mental problems
* had a Standardized Mini Mental Test (SMMT) score 24 and more less
* nor agreed to participate in the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Standardized Mini-Mental State Exam (MMSE):
timeFrame: 5 minutes
measure: Multidimensional Observation Scale for Elderly Subjects (MOSES):
timeFrame: 15 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Sivas
country: Turkey
facility: Sivas Cumhuriyet Univercity
Study officials:
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