Reminiscence Therapy for Dementia – Meta Analysis
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This paper aimed to examine the clinical effects of reminiscence therapy on the cognitive function, depression, behavior problem, and quality of life of the Elderly with Dementia. Two researchers collected the data of 375 cases in the randomized controlled trials(RCT) with the experimental group and control group involved, among which, 10 cases were chosen for this study. Among the dependant variables of the study, the effects on such factors as cognitive function, depression, behavior problem, and quality of life were analyzed, when the cognitive function was 1.448(p=.004), depression 1.336(p=.002), and quality of life 1.308(p=.001) respectively. The significant effect was proved empirically as well (p<.05). In contrast, the effect size on behavior problems was 0.322(p=.065), no significant effect was proved in this respect. It has been verified through this meta-analysis that reminiscence therapy is effective for the elderly with dementia.
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