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Philippe Cappeliez - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • functions of Reminiscence and the psychological well being of young old and older adults over time
    Aging & Mental Health, 2011
    Co-Authors: Norm Orourke, Philippe Cappeliez, Amy Claxton
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    Existing cross-sectional research demonstrates an association between Reminiscence functions and well-being in later life. The results of this study replicate and extend previous findings in separate participant samples above and below 70 years of age. Findings suggest a link between Reminiscence functions and psychological well-being, and indirectly between Reminiscence and well-being 16 months thereafter. Invariance analyses reveal few differences in association between Reminiscence and well-being when young-old (n = 196) and older adults (n = 215) are compared. These findings suggest a direct positive association between self-positive Reminiscence functions (identity, death preparation, and problem-solving) and a direct negative association between self-negative functions (boredom reduction, bitterness revival, and intimacy maintenance) and psychological well-being (life satisfaction, depressive, and anxiety symptoms). In contrast, prosocial Reminiscence functions (conversation, teach/inform others) ap...

  • coping mediates the relationships between Reminiscence and psychological well being among older adults
    Aging & Mental Health, 2010
    Co-Authors: Philippe Cappeliez, Annie Robitaille
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    Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have demonstrated an association between various functions of Reminiscence and well-being in later adulthood. This study investigates to what extent the links between Reminiscence (self-positive and self-negative functions) and psychological well-being (depressive symptoms, anxiety level and life satisfaction) are mediated by assimilative and accommodative coping. This mediational model was tested using structural equation modelling. The results support the hypothesis that coping completely mediates the links between Reminiscence and psychological well-being. Specifically, self-positive Reminiscences are related to improved psychological well-being via assimilative and accommodative coping, while, in contrast, self-negative Reminiscences are associated to reduced psychological well-being through their negative relationships with both coping modes. These findings suggest that Reminiscence contributes to psychological well-being in part because it promotes assimilative and accommodative coping, which are protective mechanisms through which the self-system constructs continuity and meaning over the life course.

  • functions of Reminiscence and emotional regulation among older adults
    Journal of Aging Studies, 2008
    Co-Authors: Philippe Cappeliez, Marilyn Guindon, Annie Robitaille
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    Abstract This study examines the emotional context of Reminiscence among older adults. Eighty older adults (mean age: 70 years) were interviewed about their last episode of Reminiscence. Type of Reminiscence and emotions before and after the Reminiscence were categorized. Narrative, intimacy, integrative, and obsessive Reminiscences were most commonly reported. The vast majority of narrative Reminiscences occurred in the context of positive emotions, either eliciting, maintaining, or even amplifying positive feelings. The large majority of intimacy Reminiscences occurred in a context of negative emotions, in most cases changing an initial positive emotion into a negative one, such as sadness or nostalgia. The vast majority of integrative Reminiscences lead to positive emotions, either eliciting or sustaining such a positive emotion. Obsessive Reminiscences were linked to negative emotions, most of them triggering or amplifying negative emotions. The implications of the findings for research and practice are discussed.

  • Functions of Reminiscence in later life: proposition of a model and applications☆
    European Review of Applied Psychology, 2007
    Co-Authors: Philippe Cappeliez, V. Rivard, S. Guindon
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    Abstract Our objective is to draw some practical implications from current research on the functions of Reminiscence in later life. In the first part, based on a consensual typology of Reminiscence functions, a comprehensive model of Reminiscence functions is presented as a theoretical framework. This model groups the various functions of Reminiscence under three overarching categories: self-functions, guidance functions, and social bonding functions. In the second part, practical suggestions for using Reminiscence in the realm of mental health are drawn from empirical research on possible antecedents and consequences of the various forms of Reminiscence.

  • empirical validation of a model of Reminiscence and health in later life
    Journals of Gerontology Series B-psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 2006
    Co-Authors: Philippe Cappeliez, Norm Orourke
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    This study addresses the adaptive value of functions of Reminiscence with respect to physical and mental health in later life. A model examining the relationships between the functions of Reminiscence and life satisfaction, psychiatric distress, and health is presented and tested. Self-positive (Reminiscence for Identity, Death Preparation, and Problem Solving) and self-negative (Reminiscence for Boredom Reduction, Bitterness Revival, and Intimacy Maintenance) functions have statistically significant and direct associations with the well-being of this sample of older adults, the first positively and the second negatively. Prosocial functions (Reminiscence for Conversation, and to Teach–Inform Others) appear to have no direct link with health. Self-functions appear to have an important and lasting influence on physical and mental health, whereas prosocial functions may affect health by means of their role in emotional regulation.

Bob Woods - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the impact of individual Reminiscence therapy for people with dementia systematic review
    Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 2012
    Co-Authors: Ponnusamy Subramaniam, Bob Woods
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    This systematic review aims to review the potential psychosocial benefits of individual Reminiscence therapy for people with dementia. Five randomized controlled trials were identified. All were carried out in nursing or care homes, and several different approaches were represented. The studies reported some immediate and longer-term psychosocial benefits to people with dementia of individual Reminiscence work, where this involved a life review process or personalized, specific Reminiscence work. These benefits included mood, well-being and aspects of cognitive function. There was no evidence that the use of general Reminiscence materials was associated with psychosocial benefits. The use of life story books and multimedia alternatives, with or without an associated life review process, does appear to be worth pursuing from both clinical and research perspectives.

Qiyong Gong - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Verbal responses, depressive symptoms, Reminiscence functions and cognitive emotion regulation in older women receiving individual Reminiscence therapy.
    Journal of clinical nursing, 2018
    Co-Authors: Taolin Chen, Hao Yang, Qiyong Gong
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    To examine the effectiveness of individual Reminiscence therapy in community-dwelling older women with depressive symptoms and to explore the characteristics of participants' verbalisation in the process. Previous studies have found Reminiscence was related to depression and anxiety. Although Reminiscence therapy is widely used to reduce depression, little is known about how it works, and the content of verbalisations might provide one explanation. The study employed a one-group pretest-post-test design. Twenty-seven participants underwent 6-week interventions of individual Reminiscence therapy at home that were conducted by one nurse and induced through seeing old photographs. The Geriatric Depression Scale, Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale, Reminiscence Functions Scale and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire were used to measure the emotional states, Reminiscence functions and cognitive emotion regulation strategies. Participants' verbalisations were categorised using the Client Behavior System. Reminiscence therapy relieved depression and anxiety. Both the Reminiscence function and cognitive emotion regulation became more favourable after interventions. Furthermore, higher frequencies of recounting, cognitive-behavioural exploration and affective exploration were noted in the process. Participants with more severe depressive symptoms tended to display a higher frequency of affective exploration. The reduction in depression, self-negative Reminiscence and negative-focused emotion regulation were respectively associated with verbalisations. Individual Reminiscence therapy might relieve negative emotion and improve Reminiscence function and cognitive emotion regulation. The participants' verbalisation is worthy of our attention, due to its correlation with the severity of depression and its mitigating effects on the depression, anxiety, self-negative Reminiscence and negative-focused regulation in older women. The results contribute to our understanding of the therapeutic procedure and suggest a need for more research on the therapeutic processes. Study on processes could help training novice clinical interveners so that Reminiscence therapy can work better on emotional disorders in clinical practice. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

  • Verbal responses, depressive symptoms, Reminiscence functions and cognitive emotion regulation in older women receiving individual Reminiscence therapy.
    Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2018
    Co-Authors: Taolin Chen, Hao Yang, Qiyong Gong
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    AIMS AND OBJECTIVES To examine the effectiveness of individual Reminiscence therapy in community-dwelling older women with depressive symptoms and to explore the characteristics of participants' verbalisation in the process. BACKGROUND Previous studies have found Reminiscence was related to depression and anxiety. Although Reminiscence therapy is widely used to reduce depression, little is known about how it works, and the content of verbalisations might provide one explanation. DESIGN The study employed a one-group pretest-post-test design. METHODS Twenty-seven participants underwent 6-week interventions of individual Reminiscence therapy at home that were conducted by one nurse and induced through seeing old photographs. The Geriatric Depression Scale, Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale, Reminiscence Functions Scale and Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire were used to measure the emotional states, Reminiscence functions and cognitive emotion regulation strategies. Participants' verbalisations were categorised using the Client Behavior System. RESULTS Reminiscence therapy relieved depression and anxiety. Both the Reminiscence function and cognitive emotion regulation became more favourable after interventions. Furthermore, higher frequencies of recounting, cognitive-behavioural exploration and affective exploration were noted in the process. Participants with more severe depressive symptoms tended to display a higher frequency of affective exploration. The reduction in depression, self-negative Reminiscence and negative-focused emotion regulation were respectively associated with verbalisations. CONCLUSIONS Individual Reminiscence therapy might relieve negative emotion and improve Reminiscence function and cognitive emotion regulation. The participants' verbalisation is worthy of our attention, due to its correlation with the severity of depression and its mitigating effects on the depression, anxiety, self-negative Reminiscence and negative-focused regulation in older women. The results contribute to our understanding of the therapeutic procedure and suggest a need for more research on the therapeutic processes. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Study on processes could help training novice clinical interveners so that Reminiscence therapy can work better on emotional disorders in clinical practice.

Shamsul Haque - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Understanding the Reminiscence bump: A systematic review.
    PloS one, 2018
    Co-Authors: Khadeeja Munawar, Sara K. Kuhn, Shamsul Haque
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    One of the most consistently observed phenomena in autobiographical memory research is the Reminiscence bump: a tendency for middle-aged and elderly people to access more personal memories from approximately 10–30 years of age. This systematic review (PROSPERO 2017:CRD42017076695) aimed to synthesize peer-reviewed literature pertaining to the Reminiscence bump. The researchers conducted searches in nine databases for studies published between the date of inception of each database and the year 2017. Keywords used included: Reminiscence, bump, peak, surge, blip, Reminiscence effect, and Reminiscence component. Sixty-eight quantitative studies, out of 523, met the inclusion criteria. The researchers implemented a thematic analytic technique for data extraction. Four main themes were generated: methods of memory activation/instruction for life scripts, types of memory/life scripts recalled, location of the Reminiscence bump, and theoretical accounts for the bump. The two prevailing methods of memory activation implemented were the cuing method and important memories method. Three types of memories/life scripts were recalled: personal/autobiographical memory, memories for public events, and life script events. The findings illustrate differing temporal periods for the bump: approximately 10–30 years for memories for important events, approximately 5–30 years for memories that were induced by word cues, and 6–39 years for studies using life scripts. In explaining the bump, the narrative/identity account and cultural life script account received the most support.

Kuei Ru Chou - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • the effects of Reminiscence therapy on psychological well being depression and loneliness among the institutionalized aged
    International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 2010
    Co-Authors: Kai Jo Chiang, Hsin Chu, Hsiu Ju Chang, Min Huey Chung, Chung Hua Chen, Hung Yi Chiou, Kuei Ru Chou
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    Objectives: To examine the effects of Reminiscence therapy on psychological well-being, depression, and loneliness among institutionalized elderly people. Methods: In an experimental study design, 92 institutionalized elderly people aged 65 years and over were recruited and randomly assigned to two groups. Those participants in the experimental group received Reminiscence therapy eight times during 2 months to examine the effects of this therapy on their psychological well-being. Results: After providing the Reminiscence therapy to the elderly in the experimental group, a significant positive short-term effect (3 months follow-up) on depression, psychological well-being, and loneliness, as compared to those in the comparison group was found. Conclusions: Reminiscence therapy in this study sample improved socialization, induced feelings of accomplishment in participants, and assisted to ameliorate depression.