Newbern V B
J Gerontol Nurs. 1992 May;18(5):13-8. doi: 10.3928/0098-9134-19920501-04.
Reminiscence may be considered a tool for health promotion in that its use may prevent depression, hopelessness, and a general failure to thrive. Its use may thus result in an elderly person coping at home, perhaps avoiding hospitalization or institutionalization. The opportunity to reminiscence gives older people sanction to remember as they will; to play the roles of storyteller and image maker, to engage in life review, and, perhaps, to see their memories as a valuable contribution to society and their own lives as worthy. Reminiscence is a tool for life review, storytelling, creation of a meaningful myth, and maintenance of self-esteem that gerontological nurses cannot continue to neglect.
回忆可以被视为一种促进健康的工具，因为它的运用可能预防抑郁、绝望以及普遍的生命力衰退。因此，它的运用可能使老年人能够在家中应对自如，或许还能避免住院或被送进养老院。回忆的机会让老年人有权按自己的意愿去回忆；去扮演讲述者和形象塑造者的角色，进行人生回顾，或许还能将自己的记忆视为对社会的宝贵贡献，将自己的人生视为有价值的。回忆是进行人生回顾、讲故事、创造有意义的神话以及维持自尊的工具，老年护理护士不能再继续忽视它。
