Effect of reminiscence therapy on quality of life and happiness degree of spouses of patients with Parkinson’s disease

Abstract

Objective To evaluate the effect of reminiscence therapy on quality of life and happiness degree of spouses of patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods A total of 60 spouses of patients with Parkinson's disease were divided into experimental group and control group according to the hospital number with 30 cases each. Both groups received routine health education. In addition, reminiscence therapy was implemented in experimental group for 8 weeks. The spouses were investigated with The World Health Organization Quality Of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) and Memorial University of Newfoundland Scale of Happiness (MUNSH) before and after intervention. Results Before intervention, the scores of WHOQOL-BREF was (59.47±13.52) points in control group and (59.42±13.45) points in experimental group,and there was no significant difference(t=1.00, P >0.05). After intervention, the scores of WHOQOL-BREF was (60.12±13.48) points in control group and (72.65±11.32) points in experimental group,and there was significant difference (t= 3.45, P 0.05). After intervention, the scores of MUNSH was (22.75±6.24) points in control group and (34.56±5.78) points in experimental group,and there was significant difference(t=13.65, P < 0.01). Conclusions Reminiscence therapy could effectively improve the quality of life and happiness degree of spouses of patients with Parkinson's disease. Key words: Parkinson's disease; Quality of life; Reminiscence therapy; Happiness degree