The Effects Of Group Reminiscence Therapy On Depressive Symptoms In Institutionalized Elderly:a Meta-analysis

Objective: To evaluate the effect of group reminiscence therapy on improving the depressive symptoms of the institutionalized elderly,and to provide a reference for the nursing staff of the institutions through the meta-analysis of the research that met the inclusion criteria.Methods : Collecting clinical randomized controlled trials and quasi-randomized controlled trials of group reminiscence therapy for improving depressive symptoms in institutionalized elderly which published from 2000 to November 2016,by searching the Cochrane Library,Pub Med,CINAHL,Psyc INFO,EMBASE,CBM,CNKI,VIP,Wan fang Database,Taiwan Academic Online Database and Airiti Library.And reviewing the quality of the studies by using the tools for assessing risk of bias.Rev Man 5.3 software was used for data analysis.Result : 10 studies(2 randomized controlled trials and 8 quasi-experiments),including a total of 511 cases,were included.The results showed that group reminiscence therapy significantly improved the depression,life satisfaction,and self-esteem of institutionalized elderly(P<0.00001,P=0.001;P<0.00001).In relieving loneliness,both researches show the advantages of group reminiscence therapy.Conclusion:Group reminiscence therapy can improve the depression in institutionalized elderly,decrease the degree of depression,improve the level of life satisfaction and self-esteem.And in the ease of loneliness has some advantages.Therefore,group reminiscence therapy can provide a reference for nursing staff to alleviate depression in the institutionalized elderly.