Effect of Life Review Writing on Depressive Symptoms in Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial

被引：33

作者：

Chippendale, Tracy ^{[1
]}

Bear-Lehman, Jane ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Tufts Univ, Dept Occupat Therapy, Grad Sch Arts & Sci, Medford, MA 02155 USA

[2] NYU, Dept Occupat Therapy, Steinhardt Sch Culture Educ & Human Dev, New York, NY USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY | 2012年 / 66卷 / 04期

关键词：

aged; autobiography; depression; treatment outcome; writing; PHYSICAL-DISABILITY; IMMUNE FUNCTION; SHORT-TERM; REMINISCENCE; SCALE; INTERVENTION; RELIABILITY; IMPROVEMENT; RESIDENTS;

D O I：

10.5014/ajot.2012.004291

中图分类号：

R49 [康复医学];

学科分类号：

100215 ;

摘要：

OBJECTIVE. We examined the effects of engaging in the occupation-based intervention of life review through writing on expressed depressive symptoms as measured with the Geriatric Depression Scale in older adults residing in senior residences. METHOD. The study design was a randomized controlled trial that took place in four senior residences in New York City. Forty-five participants (23 treatment, 22 wait-list control) >= 65 yr old participated in the 8-wk, once-weekly autobiographical writing workshop, Share Your Life Story (Sierpina, 2002). RESULTS. Depressive symptoms were significantly less prevalent for the treatment group than for the control group after the 8-wk life review program (repeated-measures analysis of variance p = .03). CONCLUSION. The results suggest that the Share Your Life Story writing workshop is an effective occupation-based intervention for occupational therapists to use with older adults who reside in senior residences.

引用

页码：438 / 446

页数：9

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