The effect of reminiscence therapy on the adaptation of elderly women to old age: A randomized clinical trial.
BACKGROUND AND AIM
The changes and limitations that occur in the aging process effect people's adaptation to old age. This study aimed to assess the effect of reminiscence therapy on the adaptation levels of non-institutionalized elderly women to old age.


METHODS
We used a randomized controlled trial design. We conducted the study with 50 elderly women, including 27 women in the intervention group and 23 women in the control group. Study data were recollected by using an introductory information form, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Assessment Scale of Adaptation Difficulty for the Elderly (ASADE). Reminiscence therapy was applied to the participants in the intervention group through individual sessions for 8 weeks by making house visits once a week.


RESULTS
At the end of reminiscence therapy made through weekly house visits, we compared the mean ASADE and MMSE scores of intervention and control groups and found that there was a statistically significant difference between the mean ASADE and MMSE scores of the participants in the intervention group (p < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
This study found that reminiscence therapy increased the elderly women's adaptation to old age and cognitive level.
['Duru Aşiret|Güler|G|', 'Dutkun|Melike|M|']
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological D000368:Aged D000369:Aged, 80 and over D000375:Aging D003071:Cognition D060825:Cognitive Dysfunction D003704:Dementia D003863:Depression D005260:Female D006801:Humans D008568:Memory D011613:Psychotherapy
Reminiscence Adaptation Elderly