Does life story work improve psychosocial well-being for older adults in the community? A quasi-experimental study
| Autor: | Kenny C. W. Chin, Ayumi Igarashi, Clare Yu, Claudia K.Y. Lai |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Population Psychological intervention lcsh:Geriatrics Community-dwelling 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Quality of life Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine education Life story work Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Narration 030214 geriatrics business.industry Depression Life satisfaction Middle Aged Self Concept lcsh:RC952-954.6 Mental Health Older adults Quality of Life Life story Hong Kong Geriatric Depression Scale Female Self-concept Independent Living Geriatrics and Gerontology General Health Questionnaire business Psychosocial Clinical psychology Follow-Up Studies Research Article |
| Zdroj: | BMC Geriatrics BMC Geriatrics, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 1471-2318 |
| Popis: | Background Previous studies have demonstrated that life story work has positive effects when used on older adults. This study aimed to examine the effect of life story work on the general mental well-being, self-esteem, and life satisfaction of older adults by comparing two groups – one with and one without depressive symptoms. Methods A quasi-experimental design was adopted in this study. One hundred and twenty-three adults aged 60 or above were recruited from community centers through convenience sampling. They were allocated into two groups based on their level of depressive symptomatology as measured by the Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS). The intervention was to produce a written life story with pictures and memorabilia in four to six semi-structured sessions facilitated by trained volunteers. The outcome measures included general mental well-being (General Health Questionnaire, GHQ), life satisfaction (Life Satisfaction Scale Index A, LSI-A), and self-esteem (Rosenberg’s Self-esteem Scale, RSES). Data were collected at baseline (T0), immediately post-intervention (T1), and at the 3-month follow-up (T2). Generalized estimating equations were used to examine the effect of the intervention on the outcomes. Results There was a significant interaction effect between the two groups at T1 (β = 0.244, p |
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