Philipps University, Marburg, Germany.
Aging Ment Health. 2024 May;28(5):717-724. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2024.2320133. Epub 2024 Feb 26.
The goal of the present meta-analysis was to compare effects of reminiscence interventions on depression and anxiety across different target groups.
Systematic search in electronic data bases and cross-referencing identified 195 randomized controlled trials that were included in random-effects meta-analysis.
Reminiscence interventions resulted, on average, in moderate improvement of depressive symptoms and small-to-moderate improvements of anxiety symptoms. Life review therapy for individuals with elevated psychological symptoms tended to be more effective (with moderate to strong improvements) than life review with nonclinical samples and simple reminiscence. Effects were similar for individuals with cognitive impairment, physical illness and general community-based samples. Intervention effects varied, in part, by intervention length, kind of control condition, publication status, and region where the study was conducted.
We conclude that reminiscence interventions should be offered for all adults interested in reflecting on their past, although adaptations of intervention contents can be made according to the needs of potential participants.
本荟萃分析的目的是比较怀旧干预对不同目标群体的抑郁和焦虑的影响。
系统地在电子数据库中进行搜索和交叉引用，确定了 195 项随机对照试验，这些试验被纳入了随机效应荟萃分析。
怀旧干预平均导致抑郁症状的中度改善和焦虑症状的小到中度改善。针对心理症状升高的个体的生活回顾疗法（具有中度至强的改善）比非临床样本和简单怀旧的生活回顾更有效。对于认知障碍、身体疾病和一般社区样本的个体，效果相似。干预效果部分取决于干预的长度、对照条件的类型、出版状态以及进行研究的地区。
我们的结论是，怀旧干预应该提供给所有有兴趣回顾过去的成年人，尽管可以根据潜在参与者的需求对干预内容进行调整。
