2004 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Reminiscence therapy to support Japanese elderly living alone in the community
| Project/Area Number |
14572289
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Clinical nursing
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences |
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Principal Investigator |
KATSUNO Towako Tokyo Metropolitan University of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Professor, 保健科学部, 教授 (60322351)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2002 – 2004
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| Keywords | Reminiscence / Javanese elderly / Living alone |
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| Research Abstract |
1. Quality of life of Japanese elderly living alone.
A mail survey was conducted in a metropolitan area of Japan. The mean age of the 45 respondents was 74 years (SD=6.0). The mean scores for the Single Item Quality of Life Scale (SIQLS; range 0-10) and the Philadelphia Geriatric Center Moral Scale (PGCMS) were 4.71(SD=2.6) and 7.40 (SD=4.9), respectively. Nineteen respondents experience no happy time in their life. There was a significant correlation between the SIQLS and the PGCMS. Having hobby and feeling of bappiness were significantly related to the SIQLS.
2. The characteristics of reminiscence activities and potential related factors among community-dwelling Japanese elderly.
A mail survey was conducted within a metropolitan area of Tokyo. The mean age of the 68 respondents was 77.4 (SD=5.8). Reminiscence activities were assessed by: 1) importance of memory and 2) frequencies of interpersonal and intrapersonal reminiscence (Marshall, 1980). Analysis of the data revealed that most subjects (99%) engaged in both inter- and intrapersonal reminiscence, although the frequencies were low.
There was a significant correlation between interpersonal reminiscence and intrapersonal reminiscence (r=.50,p<.001). Eighty-one percent of the subjects felt their memories to be important to them. Subjective health status was significantly but weakly related to the frequency of interpersonal reminiscence (r=.25, p<.05), whereas importance of religion in daily life was weakly related to the frequency of intrapersonal reminiscence (r=.27, P<.05). The results suggest that Japanese elderly in Japan equally engaged in both inter- and intrapersonal reminiscence with low frequency.
3. Reminiscence therapy to support Japanese elderly living alone in the community.
The Life Review and Experiencing Form (Haight, 1989) was revised. This short form of reminiscence therapy in Japanese elderly living alone suggested potential positive effects on their psychological well-being.
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