Nursing Administration, Sunlove Nursing Home, Singapore 534190, Singapore.
Green Templeton College, University of Oxford, Oxford OX2 6HG, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 14;19(8):4749. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19084749.
There are currently limited studies that have examined the use of the biography and life storybook (BLSB) among the Asian older adult populations in the long-term care setting. This quasi-experimental study aimed to examine its impact on life satisfaction scores, depression, and quality of life among nursing home residents in Singapore. Two wards were assigned to either the intervention or control group. The intervention group was assigned to the BLSB intervention, which comprised eight nurse-facilitated structured sessions over three months and their usual daily activities, whereas the control group was assigned to the routine activities. A total of 74 nursing home residents completed the study, with 37 in each group. The BLSB intervention improved depression, quality of life, and life satisfaction for nursing home residents in Singapore, with significant results observed across all three outcomes over the 3-month period. The study findings support the use of BLSB as an effective reminiscence-based intervention for older adults in an Asian nursing home setting.
目前，关于在长期护理环境中使用传记和生活故事书（BLSB）的研究有限，这主要针对亚洲老年人群体。本准实验研究旨在探讨 BLSB 对新加坡养老院居民的生活满意度评分、抑郁和生活质量的影响。两个病房被分配到干预组或对照组。干预组被分配到 BLSB 干预组，包括三个月内八次由护士主导的结构化会议以及他们的日常活动，而对照组则被分配到常规活动。共有 74 名养老院居民完成了这项研究，每组 37 人。BLSB 干预改善了新加坡养老院居民的抑郁、生活质量和生活满意度，在三个月的时间里，所有三个结果都有显著的改善。研究结果支持将 BLSB 作为一种有效的怀旧为基础的干预措施，应用于亚洲养老院的老年人。
