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Literature Review:
Evaluative Reminiscence
​Many of us seek to share our stories with loved ones with the hope of passing on our wisdom learned from life experiences. This process is often time-consuming, as the recollection and gathering of items helpful to this exercise are needed to shape the 'legacy' being told. The 'team' helps with each step of this process. Their methods of discussion and assistance with collecting, researching, and writing/narrating a legacy greatly help in crafting one's 'story book.'
While this process may be conducted at any point in a person's life, the recollection of persons, places, and events may provide increased benefit among certain populations experiencing difficulty with memory recall. The literature review listed below provides information related to the memory recall process, outlines populations for which increased benefit may occur, and presents an overall understanding related to the positive benefits of creating one's living legacy.
This section will be periodically updated to include current educational information related to how these interviewing and archiving activities may provide benefit to certain populations. This list is not comprehensive, but provides users with some information from which they can conduct their own research. This list does not imply any reference to medical treatment or diagnosis.
Klever, S. (2013). "Reminiscence therapy: finding meaning in memories." Nursing, 43(4):p 36-37. Found 8/13/24 at https://journals.lww.com/nursing/fulltext/2013/04000/reminiscence_therapy__finding_meaning_in_
memories.11.aspx
Lo Gerfo, M. (1980). "Three ways of reminiscence in theory & practice." Int J Aging Hum Dev, Vol. 12 (1), p. 39-48. doi: 10.2190/cbkg-xu3m-v3jj-la0y. PMID: 7203670. Accessed 8/4/24.
Waichler, I. (2023). "Reminiscence therapy: what it is and how it works." Choosing Therapy,
https://www.choosingtherapy.com/reminiscence-therapy/. Accessed 8/4/24.
Wilson, T., et. al. (2021). "The effectiveness of reminiscence-based intervention on improving psychological well-being in cognitively older adults: a systemic review and meta-analysis." Int J of Nursing Studies, Vol 114, Feb 2021. Found 8/13/24 at https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0020748920303382.
Zhuo, L., et. al. (2021). "The effectiveness of reminiscence therapy on alleviating depressive symptoms in older adults: a systemic review." Frontiers in Psychology, published online 2021 Aug 17. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.709853.. Found 8/18/24 at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8415872/.
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