Oral History

A Pragmatic Approach to Improving Life Satisfaction of Elders

Bibliographic Data

ID6080737
AuthorsMary Ligon (York College of Pennsylvania, corresponding author), E Ayn Welleford (0000-0002-0000-2677, Virginia Commonwealth University), J James Cotter (Virginia Commonwealth University), Marco Lam (0000-0002-4421-0136, York College of Pennsylvania)
Year2012
Volume10
Issue2
Pages147-159
Publication date2012-04-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Intergenerational Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1535-0770 • E-ISSN: 1535-0932
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/15350770.2012.673974
OpenAlexW1965377545
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited39

This study evaluated the impact of oral history interviews on life satisfaction of older adults who were interviewed by college students enrolled in a gerontology course. Using an experimental, pretest–posttest design, baseline life satisfaction scores of elders in the intervention group were compared to those in the control group immediately following three one-hour oral history interviews (posttest) and again 10 weeks later (retest). At posttest, no differences in life satisfaction were found between groups, but differences approached statistical significance at the 10-week retest indicating that, over time, oral history interviews may contribute to improved quality of life among elders

Life satisfaction · Oral history · Psychiatry · Statistical significance · Aging and Gerontology Research · Clinical Psychology · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Health disparities and outcomes · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine

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