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Background: Dementia is a progressive neurological disease that affects cognition and behavioral and mood impairments, such as depression, that must be addressed. The DNP Project implemented an evidence-based intervention to improve healthcare outcomes involving depression in patients with dementia in a long-term care setting.
Problem: Dementia is a progressive neurological disease affecting mood and conditions that can lead to depression, affecting a patient’s quality of life. A quality improvement project was implemented in a long term care facility in Chicago, Illinois.
Methods: Eight residents with mild to moderate dementia participated in an eight-week Group Reminiscence Therapy program to measure the impact on depression symptoms. The data collection tool used was the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF), and it was completed in pre- and post-intervention phases. Formative and summative evaluations were performed with interviews with patients and staff, and a checklist review that intervention steps were followed.
Intervention: The intervention implemented was the Group Reminiscence Therapy, which is a review of life type of therapy and has been used effectively for patients with dementia.
Results: Data from eight participants were collected at baseline to assess the impact of the QI on the GDS-SF scores. The mean presurvey score of the GDS-SF was 5 (SD=0), with a range of 5. All scores of the eight participants were summed as a 5 according to scoring guidelines and were identical. The mean post survey score of the GDS-SF was 1 (SD=0) with a range of 1. Pearson’s chi-square test showed a statistically significant difference in the frequencies of patients scoring a 5, which was associated with depression, to those scoring a 1 with no depression (p =.001).
Conclusion: Clinical significance was demonstrated by successful implementation of the quality improvement project with a decrease in depression scores indicating less depression. The quality improvement should be sustained, and the results should be disseminated.
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Keywords:
Dementia, Group Reminiscence Therapy, Depression, General Depression Scale
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Nono, Candice Cacal, "Reminisce and Relive Joyful Memories Despite Dementia" (2025). Creating Healthy Work Environments (CHWE). 1.
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Creating Healthy Work Environments
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Sigma Theta Tau International
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Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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2025
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Reminisce and Relive Joyful Memories Despite Dementia
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Background: Dementia is a progressive neurological disease that affects cognition and behavioral and mood impairments, such as depression, that must be addressed. The DNP Project implemented an evidence-based intervention to improve healthcare outcomes involving depression in patients with dementia in a long-term care setting.
Problem: Dementia is a progressive neurological disease affecting mood and conditions that can lead to depression, affecting a patient’s quality of life. A quality improvement project was implemented in a long term care facility in Chicago, Illinois.
Methods: Eight residents with mild to moderate dementia participated in an eight-week Group Reminiscence Therapy program to measure the impact on depression symptoms. The data collection tool used was the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF), and it was completed in pre- and post-intervention phases. Formative and summative evaluations were performed with interviews with patients and staff, and a checklist review that intervention steps were followed.
Intervention: The intervention implemented was the Group Reminiscence Therapy, which is a review of life type of therapy and has been used effectively for patients with dementia.
Results: Data from eight participants were collected at baseline to assess the impact of the QI on the GDS-SF scores. The mean presurvey score of the GDS-SF was 5 (SD=0), with a range of 5. All scores of the eight participants were summed as a 5 according to scoring guidelines and were identical. The mean post survey score of the GDS-SF was 1 (SD=0) with a range of 1. Pearson’s chi-square test showed a statistically significant difference in the frequencies of patients scoring a 5, which was associated with depression, to those scoring a 1 with no depression (p =.001).
Conclusion: Clinical significance was demonstrated by successful implementation of the quality improvement project with a decrease in depression scores indicating less depression. The quality improvement should be sustained, and the results should be disseminated.
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Dementia is a progressive neurological disease affecting mood that can lead to depression, affecting a patient’s quality of life. A quality improvement project was implemented in a long-term care facility named Group Reminiscence Therapy, which is a review of life type of therapy and has been effective for patients with dementia. Clinical significance was demonstrated by successful implementation of the quality improvement project with a decrease in depression scores indicating less depression.