Table 2.

Table showing the various components of reminiscence therapy utilised in each of the 22 studies.

Study	Reality orientation (time and place)	Theme (childhood, jobs, marriage)	Sang a song to close the session	Memory triggers utilised (photos, songs etc.)	Family members occasionally attended	Family member only sessions	Life stages	Life story book created	Guided by life story book	Staff training	Music intervention	Memory box created	Activity (discussion, dance etc.)
Akanuma et al. (2011)	√	√	√
Amieva et al. (2016)		√		√
Azcurra (2012)		√		√	√		√
Baines et al. (1987)				√
Charlesworth et al. (2016)		√		√		√	√						√
Goldwasser et al. (1987)		√
Gonzalez et al. (2015)				√			√						√
Haight et al. (2006)							√	√
Hsieh et al. (2010)				√			√
Ito et al. (2007)	√	√	√
Lai et al. (2004)							√		√
Melendez et al. (2015)				√			√						√
Morgan and Woods (2012)							√	√
O’Shea et al. (2014)										√
Särkämö et al. (2013)		√									√		√
Subramaniam et al. (2014)							√	√
Tadaka and Kanagawa (2007a) (AD)		√		√
Tadaka and Kanagawa (2007b) (VD)		√		√
Thorgrimsen et al. (2002)		√		√	√	√							√
Van Bogaert et al. (2016)		√		√								√
Woods et al. (2012)		√		√	√	√							√
Yamagami et al. (2012)	√			√									√