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inAmerican Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol. 66/4 (juillet-aout 2012) . - p. 438-446

Titre :	Effect of life review writing on depressive symptoms in older adults: a randomized controlled trial
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Tracy CHIPPENDALE ; Jane BEAR-LEHMAN
Année de publication :	2012
Article en page(s) :	p. 438-446
Langues :	Anglais (eng)
Mots-clés :	Personne âgée  Maison retraite  Récit autobiographique  Atelier expression  Technique simulation  Etat dépressif
Résumé :	OBJECTIVE. We examined the effects of engaging in the occupation-based intervention of life review through writing on expressed depressive symptoms as measured with the Geriatric Depression Scale in older adults residing in senior residences. METHOD. The study design was a randomized controlled trial that took place in four senior residences in New York City. Forty-five participants (23 treatment, 22 wait-list control) ≥65 yr old participated in the 8-wk, once-weekly autobiographical writing workshop, Share Your Life Story (Sierpina, 2002). RESULTS. Depressive symptoms were significantly less prevalent for the treatment group than for the control group after the 8-wk life review program (repeated-measures analysis of variance p = .03). CONCLUSION. The results suggest that the Share Your Life Story writing workshop is an effective occupation-based intervention for occupational therapists to use with older adults who reside in senior residences.
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[article] Effect of life review writing on depressive symptoms in older adults: a randomized controlled trial [texte imprimé] / Tracy CHIPPENDALE ; Jane BEAR-LEHMAN . - 2012 . - p. 438-446.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in American Journal of Occupational Therapy > Vol. 66/4 (juillet-aout 2012) . - p. 438-446

Mots-clés :	Personne âgée  Maison retraite  Récit autobiographique  Atelier expression  Technique simulation  Etat dépressif
Résumé :	OBJECTIVE. We examined the effects of engaging in the occupation-based intervention of life review through writing on expressed depressive symptoms as measured with the Geriatric Depression Scale in older adults residing in senior residences. METHOD. The study design was a randomized controlled trial that took place in four senior residences in New York City. Forty-five participants (23 treatment, 22 wait-list control) ≥65 yr old participated in the 8-wk, once-weekly autobiographical writing workshop, Share Your Life Story (Sierpina, 2002). RESULTS. Depressive symptoms were significantly less prevalent for the treatment group than for the control group after the 8-wk life review program (repeated-measures analysis of variance p = .03). CONCLUSION. The results suggest that the Share Your Life Story writing workshop is an effective occupation-based intervention for occupational therapists to use with older adults who reside in senior residences.
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