| Summary: | Reminiscence therapy is generally used to treat mental health problems.
Reminiscence therapy uses the recall of past events, feelings and thoughts to facilitate
pleasure, quality of life or adaptation to present circumstances. Reminiscence therapy
is believed to provide numerous benefits to older people, especially those with
loneliness, anxiety and depression. The aim of this review was to explore the
literature related to reminiscence therapy for older people with loneliness, anxiety and
depression. This review considered all types of research design. The inclusion criteria
were studies that included older people aged 60 years and over, and outcomes on
loneliness, anxiety or depression. A literature search strategy involved published and
grey literature. Twenty-four studies met the inclusion criteria. Five key themes were
derived from the literature: integration of theories in reminiscence therapy, different
classification of reminiscence therapy, factors that may influence reminiscence
therapy, the effectiveness of reminiscence therapy and the integration of new
elements in reminiscence therapy. Further research in this area is needed in terms of
improvement of methodological quality such as rigorous control group and
integration of new elements in reminiscence therapy
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