Wang Jing-Jy
FooYin University, Department of Nursing, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Int J Psychiatr Nurs Res. 2004 May;9(3):1092-9.
This study examined the effects of reminiscence on self-health perception and self-esteem of elderly people residing in long-term care facilities. A longitudinal quasi-experimental design was conducted, using two equivalent groups for pre-post test and purposive sampling. Each subject was administered pre- and post-tests at a 4-month interval. Subjects in the experimental group underwent weekly intervention. Forty-eight subjects participated in the study, with 24 in the control group and 24 in the experimental group. The findings indicated that the experimental group demonstrated better self-health perception. In summary, Reminiscence not only supports self-health perception of the elderly but also empower nurses to become proactive in their daily nursing care activities. Efforts to improve health perceptions of the elderly may also reach consequences on their quality of life.
本研究探讨了怀旧对居住在长期护理机构中的老年人自我健康认知和自尊的影响。采用纵向准实验设计，使用两个等效组进行前后测，并采用立意抽样。每个受试者每隔4个月进行一次前后测。实验组的受试者每周接受干预。48名受试者参与了该研究，对照组24人，实验组24人。研究结果表明，实验组表现出更好的自我健康认知。总之，怀旧不仅有助于老年人的自我健康认知，还能使护士在日常护理活动中更加积极主动。改善老年人健康认知的努力也可能对他们的生活质量产生影响。
