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Abstract
Reminiscence intervention is effective for increasing self-esteem and decreasing behavioural disturbances in individuals with dementia. This paper introduces the concept of a “personalised reminiscence photo video” as a convenient method for reminiscence intervention. The video utilises a slideshow video of personal photos with narration, background music, and pan/zoom visual effects. A group of 15 individuals with dementia watched personalised reminiscence photo videos as well as two types of TV shows: a variety show and a news show. Eighty percent of the subjects (12 out of 15) showed more attention to their personalised reminiscence photo video than to the other two types of TV shows, thus suggesting the effectiveness of personalised reminiscence photo videos for reminiscence intervention.
This study was supported in part by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). We sincerely appreciate the cooperation of the staff of ATR IRC, individuals with dementia and their caregivers, as well as Nobuko Yoshitake, Tomoko Mineshima, Katsuo Ito, Tsuneo Endo, Tadashi Yamamoto, Hirotaka Kagami, Masako Yoneda, Michiko Asaoka, Akiko Iwamoto, Tetsuo Nakamura, Rie Ishida, Kaname Tate, Midori Abe, Yoshinori Sakon, and Donna Erickson for their help in various stages of writing the manuscript.