Vol. 5, Issue 3, Part C (2019)

Abstract
The aim of the study was to find out the Effectiveness of group reminiscence therapy on levels of life satisfaction and depression among elderly adults at Sri Narayani Hospital and Research Centre, Vellore. The research design selected for this study was pre experimental one group pretest-posttest design. Purposive sample technique was adopted to select 40 elderly adults in Sri Narayani Hospital and Research Centre, Vellore. Tool used was life satisfaction scale to assess the levels of life satisfaction and geriatric depression scale to assess the levels of depression. Findings of the study showed that pre test mean value level of life satisfaction is 25, level of depression is 7 and after reminiscence therapy post test mean level of life satisfaction is 27, level of depression is 4. The mean difference for life satisfaction is 2, depression is 3. The computed ‘t’ value for life satisfaction is 85.4, depression is 103.3 was higher than the table value life satisfaction is 2.63, depression is 2.62 at P<0.005 level. The conclusion of the study findings shows most of the elderly adults in Sri Narayani Hospital and Research Centre have significant increase in levels of life satisfaction and reduction in level of depression after reminiscence therapy.