Long-term effects of a structured life review process.
This study examined the long-term effects of a structured life review process in a group of 52 homebound elderly clients. Subjects in three groups were tested three times on four dependent variables. At 8 weeks the experimental group, after receiving the life review process, showed significant gains on two dependent variables, life satisfaction and psychological well-being, with analyses of covariance of F = 11.52, p less than .0001 and F = 9.90, p less than .003, respectively. Two other dependent variables, depression and activities of daily living, demonstrated no significant change at the 8 weeks posttest. Retesting 35 survivors at 1 year revealed little significant change for any group. There was, however, an upward trend in the experimental group on the outcome measure of life satisfaction and a downward trend in all groups on measures of activities of daily living and depression.
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College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-2404.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000339:Affect; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D013997:Time Factors