Sok S R
College of Nursing Science, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
Int Nurs Rev. 2015 Dec;62(4):517-24. doi: 10.1111/inr.12190. Epub 2015 Apr 19.
The loss of cognitive function and memory interrupts the independent activities of daily living of older women, and it eventually causes role loss, increased dependence, declining self-esteem and low quality of life.
To examine the effects of the individual reminiscence therapy on memory self-efficacy, memory practice, Mini Mental State Examination and quality of life for older Korean women living alone.
A quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test control group design was employed. Seventy-eight older women aged 65 and older who were living alone in Seoul and Gyeong-gi-do, Korea, was recruited through convenient sampling. Individual reminiscence therapy was applied for 1 h/week in the experimental group (40 subjects) for 4 weeks. A study questionnaire was designed to measure general characteristics, memory self-efficacy, memory practice (immediate, delayed), Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) and quality of life.
There were significant differences in the effects of individual reminiscence therapy on memory self-efficacy, memory practice (immediate, delayed), and quality of life between experimental and control group.
Individual reminiscence therapy was an effective intervention for improving memory self-efficacy, memory practice (immediate, delayed), cognitive function and quality of life of older Korean women living alone.
Individual reminiscence therapy can be utilized as a nursing intervention for improving memory, cognition and quality of life of older women in the nursing practice. Health policy needs to give attention to health issues of older women living alone. Individual reminiscence therapy can be utilized as a nursing intervention for improving memory, cognition and the quality of life of older women. Health policy needs to give attention to health issues of older women living alone.
认知功能和记忆丧失会干扰老年女性的日常生活独立活动，最终导致角色丧失、依赖性增加、自尊下降和生活质量低下。
探讨个体回忆疗法对独居韩国老年女性记忆自我效能感、记忆练习、简易精神状态检查表及生活质量的影响。
采用类实验前后测对照组设计。通过便利抽样招募了78名年龄在65岁及以上、独自居住在韩国首尔和京畿道的老年女性。实验组（40名受试者）每周接受1小时的个体回忆疗法，共4周。设计了一份研究问卷来测量一般特征、记忆自我效能感、记忆练习（即时、延迟）、简易精神状态检查表（MMSE）和生活质量。
实验组和对照组在个体回忆疗法对记忆自我效能感、记忆练习（即时、延迟）和生活质量的影响方面存在显著差异。
个体回忆疗法是改善独居韩国老年女性记忆自我效能感、记忆练习（即时、延迟）、认知功能和生活质量的有效干预措施。
个体回忆疗法可作为一种护理干预措施，用于改善护理实践中老年女性的记忆、认知和生活质量。卫生政策需要关注独居老年女性的健康问题。个体回忆疗法可作为一种护理干预措施，用于改善老年女性的记忆、认知和生活质量。卫生政策需要关注独居老年女性的健康问题。
