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Study NCT ID: NCT06180694
Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted: 2024-01-31
First Post: 2023-12-13

Brief Title: Reminiscence Therapy in Individuals With Dementia
Sponsor: Amasya University
Organization: Amasya University

Study Overview

Official Title: The Effect of Reminiscence Therapy Applied to Individuals With Dementia on Cognitive Functions Anxiety Depression and Activities of Daily Living
Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date: 2024-09
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: It is seen that the use of reminiscence therapy which is an important non-pharmacological treatment that is used quite frequently in the management of dementia in the world is not at the desired level in our country and the studies conducted are mostly interview-based This research will be carried out with the aim of determining the effect of reminiscence therapy applied to individuals with dementia on cognitive functions anxiety depression and activities of daily living In this study reminiscence therapy will not be based only on interviews but a separate activity program that will trigger specific recallmemory for each interview will be included taking into account the socio-cultural structure in the therapy process

The research will be conducted in Amasya Suluova Hacı Muammer Koca Nursing Home Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Center with a pre-test post-test single group quasi-experimental research design The sample of the research will consist of 28 participants diagnosed with dementia mildmoderate aged 65 and over

In this research reminiscence therapies will be carried out once a week for 8 weeks in sessions of approximately 45 minutes Research data will be collected between January and March 2024 using the Standardized Mini Mental Test Geriatric Anxiety Scale Geriatric Depression Scale and Katzs Activities of Daily Living Index Data collection forms will be applied twice in total at the end of the 1st session pretest and at the end of the 8th session posttest

The data obtained from the research will be analyzed in the Statistical Package for Social Science SPSS 21 statistical program Variables covering the descriptive characteristics of individuals with dementia will be expressed in numbers and percentages Whether the data has a normal distribution will be determined by the Kolmogrov Smirnov test and parametric andor nonparametric tests will be used according to the results obtained Statistical significance value will be accepted as p05
Detailed Description: Dementia It is a disease that requires intensive use of health services has a high care burden and has medical social psychological and economic burdens for the patient family and society Dementia is characterized by many disorders in cognitive functions especially memory thought and social skills Progressive disorders in cognitive functions cause behavioral changes decrease in activities of daily living and neuropsychiatric symptoms such as anxiety and depression evaluation and management of cognitive problems in individuals with dementia are important because they increase both the burden of care and mortality and morbidity

Various pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments are used in the management of incurable dementia and the treatments are mostly aimed at reducing the behavioral and psychological symptoms of the disease The interest in non-pharmacological treatments has increased due to the moderate effectiveness of pharmacological treatments in the management of dementia their high level of side effects and limited applicability One of the popular non-pharmacological treatments used to enhance memory in dementia is reminiscence therapy In reminiscence therapy elderly individuals are provided to recall their past experiences these experiences are talked about and positive emotions are shared individually or in a group

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: False
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None