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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of a cinema therapy-based group reminiscence programon depression and ego integrity of elderly people in a nursing home. Methods: A nonequivalent control grouppretest posttest design was conducted. The participants were 45 elderly people from one nursing home, 23 inthe experimental group, and 22 in the control group. They were recruited from a nursing home in G city. The cinematherapy program was provided for 90 minutes once a week for 10 sessions. Data were collected from June toAugust, 2013. Data were analyzed using the SPSS/WIN 20.0. Results: After the intervention, the group who participatedin the showed increased self-integrity (t=4.29, p<.001) and decreased depression (t=5.01, p<.001) comparedto the control group. Conclusion: The findings of this study suggest that the group reminiscence programusing the cinema as in this study is effective in increasing ego integrity and decreasing depression of elderly peoplein nursing homes.
