The effectiveness of spiritual reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and in Malaysia

The present study aimed to determine if an SRT program is effective in reducing loneliness, anxiety and depression for older people living in a residential aged care facility in Malaysia. A randomized controlled trial design was used. The primary outcome measures were the UCLA Loneliness Scale, the...

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Main Authors: Syed Elias, Sharifah Munirah, Neville, Christine, Scott, Theresa, Petriwskyj, Andrea
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Language:English
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Published: 2020
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author Syed Elias, Sharifah Munirah
Neville, Christine
Scott, Theresa
Petriwskyj, Andrea
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Petriwskyj, Andrea
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description The present study aimed to determine if an SRT program is effective in reducing loneliness, anxiety and depression for older people living in a residential aged care facility in Malaysia. A randomized controlled trial design was used. The primary outcome measures were the UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS) and the Malay version of the 14-item Geriatric Depression Scale (M-GDS-14). Of 180 residents, 34 participated. The within-group analysis revealed significant mean differences for loneliness and depression. The findings suggest the value of group-based interventions for older people with loneliness and depression but were inconclusive on the effectiveness of SRT specifically.
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spelling iium-809472023-01-26T02:46:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/80947/ The effectiveness of spiritual reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and in Malaysia Syed Elias, Sharifah Munirah Neville, Christine Scott, Theresa Petriwskyj, Andrea RA Public aspects of medicine RT Nursing The present study aimed to determine if an SRT program is effective in reducing loneliness, anxiety and depression for older people living in a residential aged care facility in Malaysia. A randomized controlled trial design was used. The primary outcome measures were the UCLA Loneliness Scale, the Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS) and the Malay version of the 14-item Geriatric Depression Scale (M-GDS-14). Of 180 residents, 34 participated. The within-group analysis revealed significant mean differences for loneliness and depression. The findings suggest the value of group-based interventions for older people with loneliness and depression but were inconclusive on the effectiveness of SRT specifically. 2020-06-18 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80947/1/80947_The%20effectiveness%20of%20spiritual%20reminiscence%20therapy.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/80947/7/SCOPUS.pdf Syed Elias, Sharifah Munirah and Neville, Christine and Scott, Theresa and Petriwskyj, Andrea (2020) The effectiveness of spiritual reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and in Malaysia. Journal of Religion, Spirituality & Aging, 2020. pp. 1-16. ISSN 1552-8030 E-ISSN 1552-8049 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15528030.2020.1765448?journalCode=wrsa20 https://doi.org/10.1080/15528030.2020.1765448
spellingShingle RA Public aspects of medicine
RT Nursing
Syed Elias, Sharifah Munirah
Neville, Christine
Scott, Theresa
Petriwskyj, Andrea
The effectiveness of spiritual reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and in Malaysia
title The effectiveness of spiritual reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and in Malaysia
title_full The effectiveness of spiritual reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and in Malaysia
title_fullStr The effectiveness of spiritual reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The effectiveness of spiritual reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and in Malaysia
title_short The effectiveness of spiritual reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and in Malaysia
title_sort effectiveness of spiritual reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and in malaysia
topic RA Public aspects of medicine
RT Nursing
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/80947/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/80947/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/80947/1/80947_The%20effectiveness%20of%20spiritual%20reminiscence%20therapy.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/80947/7/SCOPUS.pdf