Relationship reminiscence therapy and depression seniors
Provider: Univerzita Pardubice
Programme: Studentská grantová soutěž
Implementation period: 01.01.12 - 31.12.12
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Description:
This thesis is focused on the evaluation of the relationship between reminiscence activities (RA) and the rate of depression among elderly people living in institutional care. The rate of depression were surveyed. Furthermore, seniors' attitudes to old age and the importance of RA to their lives were mapped. For the data collection, a questionnaire survey was used, as was study of medical and nursing documentation and interview according to the instructions, which were recorded using a dictaphone. The screening tool, The Geriatric Depression Scale and Attitudes to ageing questionnaire were used. The prevalence of depression in the whole area of respondents was alarming. In the examined group it was statistically proven that RA is lowering the scale of depression of seniors in institutional care. Seniors see the highest importance of RA in the interest of staff to find out more about their past.
This thesis is focused on the evaluation of the relationship between reminiscence activities (RA) and the rate of depression among elderly people living in institutional care. The rate of depression were surveyed. Furthermore, seniors' attitudes to old age and the importance of RA to their lives were mapped. For the data collection, a questionnaire survey was used, as was study of medical and nursing documentation and interview according to the instructions, which were recorded using a dictaphone. The screening tool, The Geriatric Depression Scale and Attitudes to ageing questionnaire were used. The prevalence of depression in the whole area of respondents was alarming. In the examined group it was statistically proven that RA is lowering the scale of depression of seniors in institutional care. Seniors see the highest importance of RA in the interest of staff to find out more about their past.
