Improvement of the Quality of Life in Aging by Stimulating Autobiographical Memory
| Autor: | Janessa O. Carvalho, Manuel Mejía-Ramírez, Susana I. Justo-Henriques, Antonio Sánchez Cabaco, Alba Villasán Rueda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_treatment
cognitive stimulation 050105 experimental psychology Article memory 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Reminiscence therapy Quality of life Reminiscence Medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Cognitive skill Autobiographical memory business.industry 05 social sciences aging reminiscence therapy Cognition General Medicine Mood quality of life Cognitive therapy business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Medicine Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 10, Iss 3168, p 3168 (2021) Volume 10 Issue 14 Pages: 3168 |
| ISSN: | 2077-0383 |
| Popis: | With notable increases in older adult populations, as well as with the associated cognitive impairments that can accompany aging, there is significant importance in identifying strategies to promote cognitive health. The current study explored the implementation of a positive reminiscence program (REMPOS), a non-pharmacological cognitive therapy that has been previously structured, defined, and tested in a Spanish sample. We sought to improve the quality of life of institutionalized older adults with healthy aging, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer’s disease by utilizing this protocol in these samples. A randomized design with a pre-post measure was conducted over a three-month period. Two types of interventions were used: the experimental groups received REMPOS, and the control groups underwent their regular daily institutional programming with cognitive stimulation techniques. After the intervention, the three experimental groups showed higher cognitive functioning, decreased depressive symptomatology (except for the MCI group) and higher evocation of specific positive memories (except for the MCI group). This study supports the effectiveness of REMPOS and reminiscence therapy, with regard to both cognitive and mood factors in cognitively impaired older adults. |
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