Community-based elderly
Conditions
Interventions
Interventions: Group reminiscence is carried out eight times at each venue, using olfactory stimulation to stimulate recollections at a frequency of once a week (about 40 minutes).
Control group: G
Sponsors
Hiroshima University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Persons 65 years of age or older at the time of obtaining consent (2) People who live in the area (not in a facility) (3) Those who can visit the place of implementation by themselves. (4) Those who obtain written consent for participation in this study from the person in question.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) A person who receives nursing care benefits (Needed Long-Term Care 1 or more) from nursing care insurance (2) People with olfactory disorders (suspected olfactory disorders in olfactory function screening tests) (3) Those who have difficulty communicating in implementing the recollections. (4) Those who recognized cognitive impairment (5) Other persons deemed inappropriate by the person in charge of research or the research collaborator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Amount of change in GDS-15 score after intervention | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHideaki Hanaoka
Hiroshima University Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences
Outcome results
None listed