Table 1.

PICOS Framework

Construct	Inclusion	Exclusion	Keywords/MESH	Limits
Population	Adult participants	Children under 18	Adults/	English humans
Intervention	Community reminiscence programs	Age care facilities, clinical settings.	Reminis* OR memor* program* OR nostalgi*	English humans
Comparison	Nil	Nil	Nil
Outcomes	Included but not limited to Psychosocial factors (ie depression, loneliness)	Cost effectiveness
Study Designs	Qualitative and quantitative	Opinions, editorials, commentaries

Note: *Truncation allows for variations in word endings within search.