title: [Individual reminiscence therapy improves self-esteem for Japanese community-dwelling older adults].
abstract: This study examined the effects of individual reminiscence therapy in Japanese community-dwelling older adults without dementia. Participants (twenty three men and fifty seven women, mean age = 82.6 yrs) were recruited from a community day-care center. They were randomly assigned to a reminiscence therapy group or a control group. Participants in the reminiscence group completed five or six weekly sessions (30-60 minutes) of individual reminiscence therapy. Participant's depression, life satisfaction, and self-esteem were assessed before and after the sessions. The results showed that the reminiscence group had a significant improvement in self-esteem. Thus individual reminiscence therapy can be a tool to maintain or improve self-esteem for Japanese older adults without dementia.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Human Sciences, Osaka University of Human Sciences, Shojaku, Settsu 566-8501, Japan. n-nomura@kun.ohs.ac.jp
authors.forename: Nobutake
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nomura
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012649:Self Concept