The Effect of the Reminiscence Group Program on the Self-esteem of the Elderly at Srithanya Hospital
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Many elderly people often experience a decline in self-esteem. Thus, promoting self-esteem is important in helping to reduce depression and enhance good mental health. This randomized controlled trial research, with a two-group pre-test post-test design and follow-up for 2 weeks of experimentation, aimed to examine the effect of happy reminiscence therapy on the self-esteem of elderly patients with depressive symptoms. The sample consisted of elderly psychiatric patients with depression who were being treated at Srithanya Hospital. The subjects were obtained by simple random sampling, consisting of 32 subjects in the experimental group and 32 subjects in the control group. The research instrument was reminiscence therapy. The Thai Mini-Mental State Examination (α=.80), the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale (α=.78), and the Thai Geriatric Depression scale (α=.83) were used to assess variables. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Friedman test, the Mann-Whitney U test, and the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank test. The results of the study revealed that, at the end of the program, the experimental group had a significantly higher mean score of self-esteem compared to before participating in the program and to the control group. In addition, the experimental group showed a significantly lower mean score of depressive symptoms compared to before participating in the program and to the control group. These findings indicate that the reminiscence group therapy program can enhance self-esteem and reduce depressive symptoms among elderly patients with psychiatric disorders experiencing depression.
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บทความและรายงานวิจัยในวารสารพยาบาลกระทรวงสาธารณสุข เป็นความคิดเห็นของ ผู้เขียน มิใช่ของคณะผู้จัดทำ และมิใช่ความรับผิดชอบของสมาคมศิษย์เก่าพยาบาลกระทรวงสาธารณสุข ซึ่งสามารถนำไปอ้างอิงได้
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