TY - JOUR AU - ดวงเดือน, ญานิศา AU - จิตรมนตรี, นารีรัตน์ AU - วิโรจน์รัตน์, วิราพรรณ PY - 2019/04/23 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Effect of Group Reminiscence Program on Self-Esteem among Institutionalized Older Adults JF - The Journal of Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council JA - J Thai Nurse midwife Counc VL - 34 IS - 2 SE - Research Articles DO - UR - https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/TJONC/article/view/169496 SP - 30-43 AB - <p>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Objective: To examine the impacts that a group-implemented reminiscence programme could have on Institutionalized older adults.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Design: Experimental research with a pre-test and an immediate post-test, and a two-week follow-up.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Methodology: The subjects were 44 purposively sampled Institutionalized older adults, assigned equally to an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group participated in the group-implemented reminiscence programme once a week for fve weeks, whilst the control received standard care. Data were collected twice, immediately after the experiment and two weeks after the experiment, through a Selfesteem Questionnaire for Older Adults. The data were analysed using Fisher’s exact test, Independent T-test, ANCOVA and Repeated Measures ANOVA.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Results: The study revealed a signifcant difference in the average self-esteem scores achieved by the experimental group and control group immediately after the experiment (p &lt; .05); nonetheless, no signifcant difference was found at the end of the two-week follow-up (p &gt; .05). In the experimental group, the average self-esteem scores at the three stages (before, immediately after and two weeks after the experiment)<br>were signifcantly different (p &lt; .05), whereas the control group displayed no such differences.<br>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Recommendations: The group-implemented reminiscence programme helped increase the self-esteem of the Institutionalized older adults studied, but such increased self-esteem is still not sustainable. It is suggested, therefore, that the programme be further tested and modifed, so that it can heighten self-esteem in a sustainable manner.</p> ER -