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The Iranian Protocol of Group Reminiscence and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Institutionalized Older People

PURPOSE: Reminiscence has a positive role in improving memory performance. It may increase the attention of the older adults to themselves, helping them to cope with the crises and the process of aging. We aimed to investigate the impacts of memory recalling, sharing life experiences and stories con...

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Autores principales: Kousha, Ahmad, Sayedi, Adnan, Rezakhani Moghaddam, Hamed, Matlabi, Hossein
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33061408
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S263421
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author Kousha, Ahmad
Sayedi, Adnan
Rezakhani Moghaddam, Hamed
Matlabi, Hossein
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Sayedi, Adnan
Rezakhani Moghaddam, Hamed
Matlabi, Hossein
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description PURPOSE: Reminiscence has a positive role in improving memory performance. It may increase the attention of the older adults to themselves, helping them to cope with the crises and the process of aging. We aimed to investigate the impacts of memory recalling, sharing life experiences and stories confidently from the past on promoting numerous domains of quality of life (QoL), among institutionalized older people in the Ilam province of Iran. METHODS: The study was carried out, using a quasi-experimental approach (a pre- and post-one group design). The statistical population consisted of all older people who were institutionalized in nursing homes. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, 43 potential participants were recruited, and the status of QoL was assessed, using the Iranian short-form health survey (SF-36) and face to face interviews. Then, eight sessions were designed and implemented. The participants expressed their memories such as bitter and sweet memories at various periods of life, and finally, the QoL of the participants was re-evaluated according to the same questionnaire, three months after the intervention. RESULTS: There was a significant difference between the scores of pre- and post-intervention in most of the sub-scales of QoL, including physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health and emotional problems, emotional well-being, social functioning, and general health. CONCLUSION: Reminiscence may, in certain circumstances, be an effective care option for people living in long-term care with the potential to impact positively on the QoL of residents.
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spelling pubmed-75320762020-10-14 The Iranian Protocol of Group Reminiscence and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Institutionalized Older People Kousha, Ahmad Sayedi, Adnan Rezakhani Moghaddam, Hamed Matlabi, Hossein J Multidiscip Healthc Original Research PURPOSE: Reminiscence has a positive role in improving memory performance. It may increase the attention of the older adults to themselves, helping them to cope with the crises and the process of aging. We aimed to investigate the impacts of memory recalling, sharing life experiences and stories confidently from the past on promoting numerous domains of quality of life (QoL), among institutionalized older people in the Ilam province of Iran. METHODS: The study was carried out, using a quasi-experimental approach (a pre- and post-one group design). The statistical population consisted of all older people who were institutionalized in nursing homes. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, 43 potential participants were recruited, and the status of QoL was assessed, using the Iranian short-form health survey (SF-36) and face to face interviews. Then, eight sessions were designed and implemented. The participants expressed their memories such as bitter and sweet memories at various periods of life, and finally, the QoL of the participants was re-evaluated according to the same questionnaire, three months after the intervention. RESULTS: There was a significant difference between the scores of pre- and post-intervention in most of the sub-scales of QoL, including physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health and emotional problems, emotional well-being, social functioning, and general health. CONCLUSION: Reminiscence may, in certain circumstances, be an effective care option for people living in long-term care with the potential to impact positively on the QoL of residents. Dove 2020-09-28 /pmc/articles/PMC7532076/ /pubmed/33061408 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S263421 Text en © 2020 Kousha et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Rezakhani Moghaddam, Hamed
Matlabi, Hossein
The Iranian Protocol of Group Reminiscence and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Institutionalized Older People
title The Iranian Protocol of Group Reminiscence and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Institutionalized Older People
title_full The Iranian Protocol of Group Reminiscence and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Institutionalized Older People
title_fullStr The Iranian Protocol of Group Reminiscence and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Institutionalized Older People
title_full_unstemmed The Iranian Protocol of Group Reminiscence and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Institutionalized Older People
title_short The Iranian Protocol of Group Reminiscence and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Institutionalized Older People
title_sort iranian protocol of group reminiscence and health-related quality of life among institutionalized older people
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7532076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33061408
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S263421
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