The Effects of the Instrumental Reminiscence Therapy

This study was planned to determine the effect of Remembrance Therapy Based on Roy's Adaptation Model on the level of life satisfaction, harmony and happiness of the elderly. The research will be conducted with elderly individuals staying in Kalkanlı Yaşam Evi and Bülent Ecevit Rehabilitation Center. The research consists of 2 stages. In the first phase, the adaptation experiences of the elderly individuals who have been hospitalized in both institutions in the last year in a qualitative design, the results to be determined will form the basis of the second phase of the study. The second stage of the research is planned to be conducted in an experimental type with pre-test and post-test control group. The intervention group will be the elderly living in Kalkanlı Yaşam house, and the control group will be the elderly staying in Bülent Ecevit R. The elderly who are in the intervention group will be given Remembering Therapy once a week for a total of 8 weeks. In the study, the Standardized Mini Mental Test prepared by the researcher, the "Descriptive Information Form for the Elderly Person", which includes questions about sociodemographic, social and medical characteristics and aims to identify elderly individuals, and in addition to these, the "Happiness Scale" to determine the happiness level of the elderly individuals. ', "Life Satisfaction Scale" will be used to evaluate life satisfaction and "Elderly Adaptation Difficulty Scale" will be used to evaluate their adaptation. Data will be collected by the researcher through face-to-face interviews with the elderly