Investigating the effects of reminiscence using smells on loneliness and depressive symptoms in community‐dwelling older adults: a randomised controlled trial
These findings show that using smell as a trigger during reminiscence therapy can effectively alleviate loneliness and suggest the need to prepare appropriate odorants for facilitating reminiscence.
Authors
- Miwako Tsunematsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3864-3207)
- Fumiko Kaneko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1488-9686)
- Yoshihito Tsubouchi
- Mineko Wada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4906-0982)
- Kyosuke Yorozuya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8684-7883)
- Yuta Kubo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2548-5633)
- Hitoshi Okamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5629-9342)
- Hideaki Hanaoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5669-2320)
- Toshiaki Muraki
- Mariko Yamamoto
- Daiki Nakashima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2939-5520)
- Ken Tsuda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0268-4973)
- Koji Kumota
Institutions
- Seijoh University (JP)
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- Naragakuen University (JP)
- Shine Micro (United States) (US)
- Rehabilitation College Shimane (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychogeriatrics
- Published
- 2025-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/psyg.70037
- Primary Topic
- Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science