Kousha Ahmad, Sayedi Adnan, Rezakhani Moghaddam Hamed, Matlabi Hossein
Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Department of Public Health, Khalkhal University of Medical Sciences, Khalkhal, Iran.
J Multidiscip Healthc. 2020 Sep 28;13:1027-1034. doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S263421. eCollection 2020.
Reminiscence has a positive role in improving memory performance. It may increase the attention of the older adults to themselves, helping them to cope with the crises and the process of aging. We aimed to investigate the impacts of memory recalling, sharing life experiences and stories confidently from the past on promoting numerous domains of quality of life (QoL), among institutionalized older people in the Ilam province of Iran.
The study was carried out, using a quasi-experimental approach (a pre- and post-one group design). The statistical population consisted of all older people who were institutionalized in nursing homes. Based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, 43 potential participants were recruited, and the status of QoL was assessed, using the Iranian short-form health survey (SF-36) and face to face interviews. Then, eight sessions were designed and implemented. The participants expressed their memories such as bitter and sweet memories at various periods of life, and finally, the QoL of the participants was re-evaluated according to the same questionnaire, three months after the intervention.
There was a significant difference between the scores of pre- and post-intervention in most of the sub-scales of QoL, including physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health and emotional problems, emotional well-being, social functioning, and general health.
Reminiscence may, in certain circumstances, be an effective care option for people living in long-term care with the potential to impact positively on the QoL of residents.
回忆在改善记忆表现方面具有积极作用。它可能会增强老年人对自身的关注，帮助他们应对危机和衰老过程。我们旨在调查在伊朗伊拉姆省的机构养老老年人中，回忆记忆、自信地分享过去的生活经历和故事对促进生活质量（QoL）多个领域的影响。
本研究采用准实验方法（一组前后设计）。统计总体包括所有在养老院机构养老的老年人。根据纳入和排除标准，招募了43名潜在参与者，并使用伊朗简短健康调查问卷（SF-36）和面对面访谈对生活质量状况进行评估。然后，设计并实施了八次课程。参与者讲述了他们在人生不同阶段的记忆，如苦乐回忆，最后，在干预三个月后，根据相同问卷对参与者的生活质量进行重新评估。
生活质量的大多数子量表，包括身体功能、因身体健康和情感问题导致的角色限制、情感幸福、社会功能和总体健康，干预前后得分存在显著差异。
在某些情况下，回忆可能是长期护理人群的一种有效护理选择，有可能对居民的生活质量产生积极影响。
