Reminiscence therapy for older women with depression: effects of nursing intervention classification in assisted-living long-term care.
Many nurses working with older people in Britain have explored the various dimensions of reminiscence therapy in their nursing practice. In the USA, an attempt has been made to specify reminiscence-based activities in a Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC). This quasi-experimental study used a convenience sample of 30 female residents (mean age 81.7 years) to measure the effect of a three-week, six-session NIC reminiscence intervention on levels of depression as measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale. The control group received unstructured recreational activities based around current events. The post-test results showed that those attending the NIC reminiscence group had significantly lower depression scores than those in the control group.
At Homerton College, Cambridge School of Health Studies.
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Adams