Spiritual Reminiscence Group Therapy for Depression of Indonesian Older People Living In Social Institution – An Analytical Review

DOI

10.2991/icosihsn-19.2019.55How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Depression, Group Therapy, Older people, Spiritual reminiscence

Abstract

Impact caused by the aging process is the existence of health-related problems. Health-related problems experienced by the older people are not only related to physical health but also mental health. Mental disorders occur in the older people population with depression as the most common disorder. One of nursing intervention that can be conducted in older people with depression is spiritual reminiscence group therapy. This article aims to explore how spiritual reminiscence group therapy can be performed on Indonesian older people with depression. This article used an analytical review method. The review themes are about definition, reasons, benefits, principles, and procedure of spiritual reminiscence group therapy. Furthermore, the results are also explanation about spiritual reminiscence group therapy that is included in community nursing intervention and roles of community nurse in the older people with depression. In the end, spiritual reminiscence group therapy has proven effective in overcoming depression. This therapy is very possible to conduct for older people in Indonesia due to a simple and easy therapy process. However, the research on spiritual reminiscence is still limited, especially in Indonesia. This analytical review suggests to conduct future research about spiritual reminiscence group therapy in the Indonesian older people with depression.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

Open Access

This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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