Abstract Memory, especially autobiographical memory, is central to personhood in contemporary North America and Europe (Herskovits 1995). Cultivated practices of reminiscence, which older adults are prompted remember events experiences from the past, can be pleasurable, meaningful, therapeutic activities that shape contribute wellbeing (Coleman, 1999; Sherman, 1987). Although reminiscence inclu...

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 va...

The goal of this study was to experimentally examine how social comparison with younger and same-age targets influences perceptions of future well-being and mood among elderly women. In addition, we assessed whether life satisfaction and reminiscence about a positive former self moderated these reactions. Results indicated that reminiscence prior to comparison with a successful, younger target ...

OBJECTIVE Results of previous studies suggest that memory complaints may predict cognitive decline and dementia among elderly people in whom cognitive impairment is already apparent. However, cognitive decline is often a gradual process, and elderly people may notice that their memory deteriorates before mental status tests are able to detect any change in cognitive functioning. Therefore, the ...

With the goal of designing applications for the social support of elderly we have followed a Participatory Design (PD) approach in the design of an application for supporting reminiscing activities. Four PD workshops were conducted to explore how reminiscence takes place and progressively co-design an application for its support. The demo allows the user to experiment our reminiscence applicati...

introduction: hearing loss is one of the most common problems in elderly people. functional side effects of hearing loss are various. due to the fact that hearing loss is the common impairment in elderly people; the importance of its possible effects on auditory memory is undeniable. this study aims to focus on the hearing loss effects on auditory memory.   materials and methods: dichotic audit...

Aim: To evaluate the cognition of elderly residents in long-term institutions and the association of cognitive status to sociodemographic variables and the domain of the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE). Method: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study. Data were collected from 161 elderly, using the MMSE, between January and March 2013 and were analyzed using chi-squar...

This secondary data analysis of the Health and Retirement Study – Aging, Demographics, and Memory Study (ADAMS) examines the relationship between subjective cognition and objective performance, depression, and anxiety in cognitive impairment with no dementia (CIND) and dementia. With a cross-sectional design, this study consists of 480 older adults between ages 72105. Participants completed the...

The consequences of hypothyroidism on cognition are long known since the description of dementia associated with hypothyroidism. Additional data from experimental studies support the impact of thyroid hormones on the central nervous system and cognition. Cognitive impairment in relation with hypothyroidism (even sub clinical hypothyroidism) in elderly subjects involves memory, attention, and ex...