ANALYSIS THE APPLICATION OF REMINISCENCE THERAPY IN IMPROVING COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN ELDERLY

ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION OF REMINISCENCE THERAPY

Abstract

The aging process causes the risk of cognitive disfunction. Decreasing of cognitive function can lead to complications of severe in intellectual disfunction that makes the elderly difficult to live independently, disruption of daily activities, dependence and family fatigue, difficulty in eating activities so that they are risk of malnutrition, decreased consciousness, agnosia and apraxia. This problem can cause the negative impact that is decreasing the elderly quality of life. One of the treatments that can be applied to improve cognitive function in the elderly is reminiscence therapy. The purpose of this literature review is to analyze the application of reminiscence therapy in improving cognitive function in the elderly based on empirical studies over last ten years. The study design is literature review. The study method used PICO (problem/population, intervention, comparison, and outcome) framework to analyze the literature related to the study topic based on the Google Scholar as many as four scientific articles. The results of the literature review showed that the application of reminiscence therapy is effective in improving cognitive function in elderly. It is suggested for nurses to apply reminiscence therapy in nursing care to improve cognitive function in elderly.