TY - JOUR ID - 40821 TI - Effectiveness of Life Review Therapy on Quality of Life in the Late Life at Day Care Centers of Shiraz, Iran: A Randomized Controlled Trial JO - International Journal of Community Based Nursing & Midwifery JA - IJCBNM LA - en SN - 2322-2476 AU - Sharif, Farkhondeh AU - Jahanbin, Iran AU - Amirsadat, Afsar AU - Hosseini Moghadam, Mahboobeh AD - Community Based Psychiatric Care Research Center, Department of Mental Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran AD - Shiraz Geriatric Research Center (SGRC), Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran AD - Student Research Committee, Department of Geriatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran AD - Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Y1 - 2018 PY - 2018 VL - 6 IS - 2 SP - 136 EP - 145 KW - Elderly KW - Life KW - Quality of life KW - Review DO - 10.30476/ijcbnm.2018.40821 N2 - Background: Life review therapy, used as part of a comprehensive therapy plan for increasing the quality of life of the elderly, helps them to resolve their past conflicts, reconstruct their life stories, and accept their present conditions. The present study aimed to explore the effectiveness of life review therapy on the quality of life of the elderly. Methods: The present study was a randomized controlled trial with a pre-posttest design during April to Aug 2014. The study was conducted on 35 members of the elderly day care centers in Shiraz, Iran, that were randomly assigned to two groups (experimental and control). The subjects in the experimental group attended 8 two-hour sessions of life review therapy. The quality of life of the elderly participants was evaluated before, immediately, one month, and three months after the intervention using the quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL_BREF). Data analysis was conducted through SPSS version 22, using statistical tests including Chi-square, repeated measures test and T-test, with the significance level of 0.05. Results: The results of the study showed that life review therapy interventions significantly improved the quality of life of the elderly (P<0.05). Moreover, group interaction with passage of time was also significant, which indicates that the pattern of changes has been different between the two groups.Conclusion: The findings of the study confirm the research hypotheses, showing that the application of life review is effective and viable. It is recommended that all nursing homes and even the families of the elderly should employ this convenient, inexpensive, quick, and practical method.Trial Registration Number: IRCT2015021621106N1 UR - https://ijcbnm.sums.ac.ir/article_40821.html L1 - https://ijcbnm.sums.ac.ir/article_40821_9453662251fc03603b86e3fce2cba2fa.pdf ER -