Helping Older Adults Find Meaning and Purpose Through Storytelling
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Jacqueline K. Debrew, Clinical Associate Professor (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to describe
a storytelling project that was designed
to help community-dwelling older adults
find meaning and purpose in their lives
through reminiscing about the past. The
storytelling project was successful not only
for the older adults who participated but
also for the nursing students, who were
given an opportunity to learn about interviewing
and communicating with older
adults. The value of life review and storytelling
as a nursing intervention became
evident from this project. When time is taken
to listen to the valuable stories and life
lessons of the older population, nurses create
a better understanding of their patients
while their patients recall special memories
and feel proud of their lives.
Helping Older Adults Find Meaning and Purpose Through Storytelling
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of Gerontological Nursing 35(12), 38-43
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Older adults, Memory, Life review, Storytelling, Self-image, Meaning