社區高齡者參與懷舊方案對寂寞感及生活滿意度影響之研究   免費試閱

Reminiscence Program with Older Adults in the Community and Its Influence on Loneliness and Life Satisfaction

本研究是以社區高齡者為研究對象，旨在瞭解參與懷舊方案對其寂寞感及生活滿意度之影響。採準實驗研究前、後測設計來分析其成效，並且透過課程反思記錄之質性分析，來深入瞭解高齡者的學習過程。受試者總共62人，立意選擇嘉義市某兩個社區55歲以上的高齡者，依其參加意願分為實驗組及對照組，各為31人。實驗組參與10週，每週兩次的懷舊方案教學，對照組則未實施實驗處理，並於教學實驗前、後1週進行寂寞感及生活滿意度問卷評量。研究結果發現，懷舊方案的介入可以讓社區高齡者減少寂寞感與提升生活滿意度，並且依據結果針對未來懷舊方案的設計與推動提出建議。

The participants of this study were older adults in the community. This research purpose was to examine the affects that attending reminiscence program had on loneliness and life satisfaction. The effectiveness was analyzed using a quasi-experimental research method with a pretest posttest design. Additional qualitative analysis of course reflection records were employed to deeply understand the old adult learning process.
We recruited 62 participants above the age of 55 from two communities in Chiayi City using purposive selection. The participants were divided into an experimental group and a control group according to their willingness to participate. Subsequently, 31 valid samples were obtained from each group.
The participants in the experimental group attended reminiscence program twice a week for 10 weeks. No experimental interventions or processing were provided to the control group. Loneliness and life satisfaction questionnaires and evaluations were conducted one week before and after the instructional experiment, with qualitative interview and analysis providing additional information. The results indicate that the intervention of reminiscence program can reduce the loneliness and increase the life satisfaction of older adults. The conclusions of this study provide recommendations for the design and promotion of reminiscence program in the future research.