title: Effect of group reminiscence therapy on depression in older adults attending a day centre in Shiraz, southern Islamic Republic of Iran.
abstract: The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of group reminiscence therapy on depression symptoms among elderly people attending a day centre in Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. A sample of 49 people aged 60+ years participated in 6 group reminiscence sessions that were held twice weekly for a 3-week period and completed a Farsi version of the 15-item geriatric depression scale. Mean depression scores decreased significantly from 8.18 (SD 1.20) before the intervention to 6.73 (SD 1.20) immediately after it and 7.55 (SD 1.19) 1 month after the intervention. When analysed by demographic characteristics only marital status showed a statistically significant difference in depression scores comparing before and after the intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mental Health Nursing, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. fsharif@sums.ac.ir
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sharif
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mansouri
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Jahanbin
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zare
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration; D003863:Depression / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D011939:Mental Recall; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011615:Psychotherapy, Group / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014504:Urban Health