title: Life review based on remembering specific positive events in active aging.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of life review (LR) based on specific positive events in non-depressed older adults taking part in an active aging program.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-five older adults were randomly assigned to an experimental group or an active control (AC) group. A six-session individual training of LR based on specific positive events was carried out with the experimental group. The AC group undertook a "media workshop" of six sessions focused on learning journalistic techniques. Pre-test and post-test measures included life satisfaction, depressive symptoms, experiencing the environment as rewarding, and autobiographical memory (AM) scales.
  
  
  RESULTS
  LR intervention decreased depressive symptomatology, improved life satisfaction, and increased specific memories.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings suggest that practice in AM for specific events is an effective component of LR that could be a useful tool in enhancing emotional well-being in active aging programs, thus reducing depressive symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Neurological Disabilities Research Institute (IDINE), Albacete, Spain University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain.
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Latorre
authors.affiliation: Neurological Disabilities Research Institute (IDINE), Albacete, Spain University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain juanpedro.serrano@uclm.es.
authors.forename: Juan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.affiliation: Neurological Disabilities Research Institute (IDINE), Albacete, Spain University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ricarte
authors.affiliation: University Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain.
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bonete
authors.affiliation: Neurological Disabilities Research Institute (IDINE), Albacete, Spain University of Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ros
authors.affiliation: University Miguel Hernández, Elche, Spain.
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sitges
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D001325:Autobiographies as Topic; D003863:Depression / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: active aging; autobiographical memory; life review; positive events