Comparative effectiveness of reminiscence-based therapies on depressive symptoms and life satisfaction in older adults: a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Background Previous network meta-analyses have focused on individuals with dementia or intervention delivery formats. The comparative effectiveness of reminiscence-based therapies in older adults without diagnosed mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia remains unclear. This study aimed to ident...
| Publicado en: | Age & Ageing Vol. 55; no. 3; pp. 1 - 18 |
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Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00020729 AGA jtl: Age & Ageing issn: 00020729 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar2026 vid: 55 iid: 3 pid: 622 pub: Oxford University Press / USA artinfo: ui: 192797140 10.1093/ageing/afag075 ppf: 1 ppct: 17 formats: tig: atl: Comparative effectiveness of reminiscence-based therapies on depressive symptoms and life satisfaction in older adults: a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. aug: au: Lin, Chiao-Ling Arifin, Hidayat Janitra, Fitria Endah Aini, Nur Jiang, Ping Han, Hui-Mei Hsu, Wen-Chuan affil: Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, TaiwanSchool of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, TaiwanBabuza Grace Nursing Home, Changhua, Taiwan Department of Medical-Surgical, Emergency, Disaster, and Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, IndonesiaResearch Group in Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, IndonesiaSchool of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Islam Sultan Agung, Semarang, Indonesia Basic Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Malang, Indonesia Department of Nursing, The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, TaiwanSchool of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan su: Psychotherapy Satisfaction Dignity therapy Mental depression Old age Medical information storage & retrieval systems CINAHL database Treatment effectiveness Meta-analysis Systematic reviews MEDLINE Medical databases Reminiscence therapy Online information services Data analysis software Psychology information storage & retrieval systems Evaluation sug: subj: Psychotherapy Satisfaction Dignity therapy Mental depression Old age Medical information storage & retrieval systems CINAHL database Treatment effectiveness Meta-analysis Systematic reviews MEDLINE Medical databases Reminiscence therapy Online information services Data analysis software Psychology information storage & retrieval systems Evaluation keyword: comparative effectiveness research copyrightHolder:British Geriatrics Society copyrightYear:2026 depressive disorders depressive symptoms https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag075 inLanguage:en life satisfaction narrative therapy network meta-analysis older adult older adults publisher:Oxford University Press randomization reminiscence therapy sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41934513/ systematic review comparative effectiveness research copyrightHolder:British Geriatrics Society copyrightYear:2026 depressive disorders depressive symptoms https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag075 inLanguage:en life satisfaction narrative therapy network meta-analysis older adult older adults publisher:Oxford University Press randomization reminiscence therapy sameAs:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41934513/ systematic review ab: Background Previous network meta-analyses have focused on individuals with dementia or intervention delivery formats. The comparative effectiveness of reminiscence-based therapies in older adults without diagnosed mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia remains unclear. This study aimed to identify which reminiscence-based therapy most effectively improves depressive symptoms and life satisfaction. Methods Six databases were searched from inception to 23 September 2024 and updated on 27 July 2025 for randomised controlled trials evaluating reminiscence-based interventions in older adults without MCI or dementia. A frequentist network meta-analysis with random effects was conducted. Standardised mean differences (SMDs) and P -scores were used to estimate and rank treatment effects. Results Thirty-three trials involving 2512 participants were included. Narrative therapy (SMD = −1.22, 95% confidence interval [CI] = −1.83, −0.60; P -score = .81) and dignity therapy (SMD = −1.28, 95% CI = −2.26, −0.30; P -score = .81) demonstrated the largest reductions in depressive symptoms. For life satisfaction, narrative therapy ranked highest (SMD = 1.13, 95% CI = 0.24, 2.01; P -score = .89), followed by reminiscence therapy and life review. Longer interventions (≥8 weeks) produced greater improvements in life satisfaction (SMD = 1.09, 95% CI = 0.48, 1.70) than shorter ones (SMD = 0.36, 95% CI = 0.16, 0.56). Conclusion Narrative and dignity therapies demonstrated the largest reductions in depressive symptoms, with comparable effect sizes and ranking metrics. Narrative therapy ranked highest for life satisfaction. Longer intervention duration was associated with enhanced life satisfaction outcomes. These findings suggest that reminiscence-based interventions may represent practical and feasible approaches to supporting psychological well-being in older adults. Registration PROSPERO (CRD42024623272) pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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