Reminiscence – A Comparison of Conventional Therapeutic and Computer-Based Interactive Methods

Toshiyo Tamura; Mariko Ohsumi; Daisuke Oikawa; Yuji Higashi; Toshiro Fujimoto; Takatoshi Suenaga; Noriaki Kuwahara

doi:10.20965/jrm.2007.p0724

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JRM Vol.19 No.6 pp. 724-727

doi: 10.20965/jrm.2007.p0724

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Reminiscence – A Comparison of Conventional Therapeutic and Computer-Based Interactive Methods

Toshiyo Tamura^,, Mariko Ohsumi^, Daisuke Oikawa^**,
Yuji Higashi^, Toshiro Fujimoto^, Takatoshi Suenaga^*,
and Noriaki Kuwahara^,******

^*Chiba University, Graduate School of Engineering

^**ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories

^***Geriatric Health Care Services Facility Green Home

^****Fujimoto Hayasuzu Hospital

^*****Kumamoto University, School of Medicine

^******Kyoto Institute of Technology

Received:

April 3, 2007

Accepted:

August 20, 2007

Published:

December 20, 2007

Keywords:

reminiscence, occupational therapy, dementia, long-term memory, personal computer

Abstract

Reminiscence therapy using photographs and a PC to present the same image was compared using images of an old-style Japanese fireplace and a washboard. Subjects undertook reminiscence therapy for a 5-minute session and we used snap reading method for analysis. Each activity was counted at 5-second intervals for 3 minutes of a 5-minute session. Subjects gazed at and made positive replies about both images, and no significant difference was seen between the two methods. We concluded that PC-based reminiscence therapy can be used effectively in conjunction with standard reminiscence therapy.

Cite this article as:

Toshiyo Tamura, Mariko Ohsumi, Daisuke Oikawa,
Yuji Higashi, Toshiro Fujimoto, Takatoshi Suenaga, and
and Noriaki Kuwahara, “Reminiscence – A Comparison of Conventional Therapeutic and Computer-Based Interactive Methods,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.19, No.6, pp. 724-727, 2007.

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References

[1] R. N. Butler, “The life review: An interpretation of reminiscence in the aged,” Psychiatry, 26, pp. 65-76, 1963.
[2] CIRCA,
http://www.computing.dundee.ac.uk/projects/circa/;
Accessed on March 28, 2007.

[1] [1] R. N. Butler, “The life review: An interpretation of reminiscence in the aged,” Psychiatry, 26, pp. 65-76, 1963.

[2] [2] CIRCA,
http://www.computing.dundee.ac.uk/projects/circa/;
Accessed on March 28, 2007.

Reminiscence – A Comparison of Conventional Therapeutic and Computer-Based Interactive Methods

Toshiyo Tamura*,**, Mariko Ohsumi***, Daisuke Oikawa****, Yuji Higashi****, Toshiro Fujimoto****, Takatoshi Suenaga*****, and Noriaki Kuwahara**,******

Toshiyo Tamura^,, Mariko Ohsumi^, Daisuke Oikawa^**,
Yuji Higashi^, Toshiro Fujimoto^, Takatoshi Suenaga^*,
and Noriaki Kuwahara^,******