Coping styles, stress levels, and the occurrence of spontaneous simple reminiscence in older adult nursing home residents.

This article reports the results of a preliminary descriptive correlational study developed to evaluate the relationships among coping styles, stress levels, and the occurrence of spontaneous simple reminiscence in a group of older adult nursing home residents. Several important issues that will affect future studies of these relationships were identified during the implementation and evaluation of this study. Identified stressors did not appear to contribute to the use of spontaneous simple reminiscence and subject recruitment was challenging. Suggestions for responding to these issues in future studies are offered.