Effects of group reminiscence therapy on the negative emotions of the elderly in pension sectors

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects and feasibility of group reminiscence therapy on improving the negative emotions of the elderly inpension sectors. Methods From April to June 2019, using convenient sampling method, a total of 19 elderly people who volunteered and met the selection criteria at two pension sectors in Beijing were selected to participate in a four-week group reminiscence therapy. The scores of the negative emotions, pulse rate changes, behavior changes, and facial photo changes of each subject before and after the intervention were compared, and the relationship between the changes in the negative emotion score and the number of participations was analyzed to evaluate the intervention effect. Results After intervention, the elderly negative emotion scale score increased and the pulse rate increased, and the difference was statistically significant compared with that before the intervention (P 0.05) . Conclusions Group reminiscence therapy can significantly improve the negative emotions of elderly people in nursing homes, and has a positive effect on emotional mobilization, which can be used as a normalizing intervention for elderly people to intervene in mental health in nursing homes. Key words: Aged; Negative emotion; Group reminiscence; Pension sectors; Care