2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Study on Effects of Reminiscence Therapy using activity in Community-Dwelling Adults
| Project/Area Number |
21500470
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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 |
Rehabilitation science/Welfare engineering
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| Research Institution | Hiroshima University |
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Principal Investigator |
HANAOKA Hideaki 広島大学, 大学院・保健学研究科, 准教授 (10381419)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
SIMIZU Hajime 広島大学, 大学院・保健学研究科, 教授 (00187460)
YAMANE Singo 広島大学, 大学院・保健学研究科, 助教 (80464303)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2009 – 2011
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| Keywords | 作業療法学 |
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| Research Abstract |
The purpose of this research is to conduct reminiscence therapy using odor stimulation and to investigate its effects on depression and subjective well-being in community-dwelling adults. Reminiscence therapy was conducted eight times with odor stimulation as a cue for reminiscence. Evaluation was conducted using the Geriatric Depression Scale-15(GDS-15) and the Life Satisfaction Index-K(LSIK) at four time points : baseline, immediately before intervention, immediately after completion of intervention, and three months after completion of intervention. Repeated analysis of variance revealed a significant change in GDS-15 scores. These results suggest that reminiscence therapy using odor stimulation as a cue for reminiscence may show effective medium-term effects as well as short-term effects in maintaining the mental health of older adults.
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