Psychological and Mnemonic Benefits of Nostalgia for People with Dementia

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease : JAD
Sanda IsmailRichard Cheston

Abstract

Studies with non-clinical populations show that nostalgia increases psychological resources, such as self-esteem and social connectedness. Our objectives were to find out if the benefits of nostalgia in non-clinical populations generalize to people with dementia and if nostalgia facilitates recall of dementia-related information. All three experiments recruited participants with mild or moderate levels of dementia. Experiment 1 tested whether nostalgia (compared to control) enhances psychological resources among 27 participants. Experiment 2 used music to induce nostalgia (compared to control) in 29 participants. Experiment 3 compared recall for self-referent dementia statements among 50 participants randomized to either a nostalgia or control condition. Findings across experiments were synthesized with integrative data analysis. Nostalgia (compared to control) significantly increased self-reported social connectedness, meaning in life, self-continuity, optimism, self-esteem, and positive (but not negative) affect (Experiments 1-3). Compared to controls, nostalgic participants also recalled significantly more self-referent dementia-related information (Experiment 3). This series of experiments extends social psychological resea...Continue Reading

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Feb 9, 2019·International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry·Richard ChestonGary Christopher
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