title: The therapeutic role of a structured life review process in homebound elderly subjects.
abstract: This study examined the therapeutic role of a structured life review process in a randomly selected group of 60 homebound elderly subjects. Subjects were placed in three groups and tested on four dependent variables at the beginning and end of an 8-week period. These variables were life satisfaction, psychological well-being, depression, and activities of daily living (ADL). One group, the experimental group, received the treatment of life review process; another, the control group, received a friendly visit; and the third, the no-treatment group, received pretests and posttests only. Two dependent variables, life satisfaction, as operationalized by the Life Satisfaction Index A (LSIA), and psychological well-being, as operationalized by the Affect-Balance Scale (ABS), were significant in the experimental group when tested statistically through analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). These results suggest that a structured process of life review can serve as a therapeutic intervention for homebound elderly persons.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425-2402.
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Haight
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003376:Counseling; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012107:Research Design