The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy in Elderly

NCT06964399 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Reminiscence Therapy
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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?

Conditions

Age-related Cognitive Decline

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Psychological well-being Scale

  scale score average, It is a single-factor scale consisting of 8 items on a 7-point Likert type. Scores range from 8 to 56. A high score obtained from the scale indicates that the person has many psychological resources and strengths.

  1 months

Study Arms (2)

Experimental Group

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

Other: Reminiscence therapy

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

There will be no intervention in the control group during the research process.

Interventions

Reminiscence therapy OTHER

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.

Experimental Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 65 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Being over 65 years old
• not having any serious psychiatric disorders
• not having any diseases such as dementia etc.

You may not qualify if:

• Having a serious psychiatric disorder
• Not being able to attend sessions during the research process

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Muş Alparslan University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ağın Community Health Center

Elâzığ, 23960, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Güzel Nur YILDIZ, Dr

  Muş Alparslan University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Meltem ÇAPAR, Specialist

CONTACT

534 870 67 49; sevdai_naram@hotmail.com

Meltem Çapar, Specialst

CONTACT

534 870 67 49; sevdai_naram@hotmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 24, 2025
• First Posted: May 9, 2025
• Study Start: April 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2025
• Study Completion: June 30, 2025
• Last Updated: May 9, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)