RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06964399

The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy in Elderly

Psychological Well-Being and Mindfulness in the Elderly: The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy

Sponsor

Muş Alparslan University

Enrollment

90 participants

Start Date

Apr 1, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Age-related Cognitive Decline

Summary

In this study titled "Psychological Well-Being and Awareness in the Elderly: The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy", patients will be randomly divided into two groups as experimental and control groups. No intervention will be made to the patients in the control group. Reminiscence therapy will be applied to the patients in the experimental group. Participants will be asked to fill out the scale forms after accepting to participate in the study and obtaining their consent. In addition, after the reminiscence therapy is completed, the experimental and control groups will be asked to fill out the post-test forms. The following questions will be answered in the study; * Does reminiscence therapy affect the psychological well-being levels of the elderly? * Does reminiscence therapy affect the awareness levels of the elderly?

Eligibility

Min Age: 65 YearsMax Age: 100 Years

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This clinical trial is studying Reminiscence therapy for people with age-related cognitive decline. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location.

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Interventions

OTHERReminiscence therapy

Reminiscence Therapy can be applied as 1 or 2 sessions per week and the longest is 1.5 hours, so it will be applied for 5 weeks, 3 days a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) with 2 sessions per day. Each session is planned to last an average of 1.5 hours according to the answers from the elderly. The elderly individuals in the experimental group will be divided into 3 groups. Each group will consist of 15 people. The sessions will include, respectively, getting to know each other, childhood, places lived, holidays-festivals, foods-cooking, unforgettable historical periods, favorite music, movies specific to the period, family life-values in life-achievements, evaluation and closing topics.