Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Psicothema. 2013;25(3):319-23. doi: 10.7334/psicothema2012.253.
Institutionalization during old age requires tremendous adaptability. Among the main consequences of the difficulty of adapting to the institutional context are prevalent depressive symptoms and low well-being. Reminiscence therapy has proven to be among the most effective at minimizing these outcomes.
This study purpose was to investigate the usefulness of reminiscence intervention in an elderly, institutionalized sample. Following a group format, the intervention lasted eight sessions and compared a treatment group and a control group, using pre-post measures and a single-blind design. We predicted that reminiscence intervention would have a positive impact on depressive symptoms, self-esteem, life satisfaction, and psychological well-being.
Significant results were obtained, including a drop in depressive symptoms and improved self-esteem, satisfaction, and psychological well-being.
We conclude that reminiscence intervention yielded positive effects in institutionalized, elderly participants.
老年人的机构化生活需要极强的适应能力。适应机构环境困难的主要后果之一是普遍存在的抑郁症状和幸福感低下。怀旧疗法已被证明是最有效的方法之一，可以最大限度地减少这些结果。
本研究旨在调查怀旧干预对老年、机构化样本的有效性。该干预采用小组形式，持续八节，采用前后测和单盲设计，比较了治疗组和对照组。我们预测怀旧干预将对抑郁症状、自尊、生活满意度和心理幸福感产生积极影响。
得到了显著结果，包括抑郁症状下降，自尊、满意度和心理幸福感提高。
我们得出结论，怀旧干预对机构化的老年参与者产生了积极影响。
