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Jojanneke Korte¹, Gerben J Westerhof, Ernst T Bohlmeijer

¹Department of Behavioural Sciences, University of Twente, Enschede, Overijssel, The Netherlands. j.korte@utwente.nl

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Life review therapy effectively reduces depression and anxiety in older adults. Key mediators include reminiscence functions, meaning in life, mastery, and positive thoughts, highlighting crucial mechanisms of change.

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Psychology
Clinical Intervention

Background:

Life review is an evidence-based treatment for depression and anxiety in older adults.
The precise working mechanisms of life review interventions require further elucidation.
Understanding mediators is crucial for optimizing therapeutic outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

To longitudinally investigate potential mediators of life review on depression and anxiety.
To examine the role of reminiscence functions, meaning in life, mastery, and positive thoughts.
To clarify the process of change within life review therapy.

Main Methods:

A large randomized controlled trial involving 202 older Dutch adults.
Participants were assigned to either life review or care as usual.
Symptom and mediator assessments were conducted at baseline, post-intervention, and follow-up.

Main Results:

Life review significantly reduced depressive and anxiety symptoms compared to usual care.
Bitterness revival and boredom reduction reminiscence, mastery, and positive thoughts mediated these effects.
These findings support theoretical propositions regarding life review's mechanisms.

Conclusions:

Specific cognitive and emotional processes mediate the effectiveness of life review.
Measuring these mediators can illuminate the exact process of change.
Further research should focus on causality and refining intervention targets.