Reminiscence Therapy in Individuals With Dementia

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dementia
• Interventions: Other: Reminiscence therapy

• Registration Number: NCT06180694
• Lead Sponsor: Amasya University

Brief Summary

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.

The research will be conducted with a pre-test post-test single group, quasi-experimental research design.

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.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-12-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-12-13
• Study First Posted: 2023-12-22
• Study Start: 2024-08-19
• Primary Completion: 2024-10-20
• Study Completion: 2024-11-20
• Status Verified: 2025-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-04-14
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 28

Inclusion Criteria

• Being diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia according to DSM-5 criteria (whether individuals have an official diagnosis of neurocognitive disorder according to DSM-5 criteria and their medical diagnosis will be verified from the health records at the institution),
• Getting a score between 13-23 for the educated (literate) and 10-23 for the uneducated (illiterate) on the mini mental state examination,
• Being 65 years of age or older,
• Being able to communicate,
• No vision or hearing problems,
• Consent to participate in the research.

Exclusion Criteria

• Getting a score below 13 and above 23 for the educated (literate) and below 10 and above 23 for the uneducated (illiterate) from the mini mental state examination,
• Having an acute illness that prevents participation in intervention sessions,
• Having serious sensory and physical limitations that prevent participation,
• Having severe neuropsychiatric symptoms (agitation, psychosis, apathy, uncontrolled delirium, etc.),
• Having a traumatic life history,
• Having recently participated in a similar program.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Reminiscence group	Reminiscence therapy	The research will be conducted in a pre-test post-test single-group, quasi-experimental research design.In this research, reminiscence therapies will be administered to individuals with dementia in sessions of approximately 45 minutes, once a week for 8 weeks. In order to hold group discussions where life stages are discussed in the program, individuals with dementia will be divided into 4 groups of 7 people each. It is aimed for the groups to be distributed homogeneously. In this regard, 4 groups consisting of similar individuals will be created, taking into account sociodemographic variables (age, gender, etc.) and dementia stage.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline in Cognitive Status on the Standardized Mini Mental Test (SMMT) at Week 8	Baseline and week 8	SMMT, which allows assessing cognitive status, is the most frequently used and easily applied test in dementia screening. The scale is evaluated out of 30 points in total. For SMMT, scores of 23/24 are considered the cutoff score for dementia, but traditionally scores between 24 and 30 are considered normal. A score below 24 indicates cognitive impairment, between 18 and 23 points is considered mild dementia, between 13 and 17 points is considered moderate dementia, and below 12 points is considered severe dementia. Change = (Week 8 Score-Baseline Score)
Change from Baseline in Depressive Symptoms on Geriatric Depression Scale Short Form (GDS-SF)	Baseline and week 8	GDS-SF, is a scale consisting of 15 questions that questions the emotional state of elderly individuals. The cut-off point of the scale is 7 points and above. Scores between 0 and 4 indicate no depressive symptoms, scores between 5 and 8 indicate mild depressive symptoms, scores between 9 and 11 indicate moderate depressive symptoms, and scores of 12 and above indicate severe depressive symptoms. Change = (Week 8 Score-Baseline Score)
Change from Baseline in Anxiety Symptoms on Geriatric Anxiety Scale (GAS)	Baseline and week 8	GAS,developed for the elderly, is a 30-item scale that has somatic, cognitive and affective subscales and monitors anxiety symptoms. The total score on the scale varies between 0-75. A high score indicates a high level of anxiety.Change = (Week 8 Score-Baseline Score)
Change from Baseline in Patient's Dependency on Basic Self-Care Behaviors on Katz's Activities of Daily Living Index (KADLI)	Baseline and week 8	KADLI, evaluates the patient's dependence on basic self-care behaviors that are required to live and are expected to do every day. The scale evaluates the degree of dependency in basic daily living activity parameters, including information on bathing, dressing, toileting, transfer, continence and nutrition. Scoring of the index ranges from 0 to 6, and a patient with a score of 6 is considered independent, and a patient with a score of 0 is considered fully dependent. Change = (Week 8 Score-Baseline Score)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Merve Çayır Yılmaz; 🇹🇷 Amasya, Turkey