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Aim: To determine the effectiveness of brief reminiscence‐based psychosocial interventions in alleviating psychological distress in cancer patients. Background: Cancer patients suffer tremendous psycho‐spiritual pain, which affects their quality of life. Brief reminiscence‐based psychosocial interventions have demonstrated positive effects on the mental health of cancer patients; however, the efficacy of these interventions has been inconsistent. Design: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Methods: This review was conducted and reported in accordance with the PRISMA 2020 checklist provided by the EQUATOR network. The Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PsycINFO, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL and Scopus databases were systematically searched from inception to 27 November 2022 to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs) published in English. Results: Twenty studies involving 1744 cancer participants were included. The meta‐analysis showed statistically significant effects of brief reminiscence‐based psychosocial interventions on hope, anxiety and depression at post‐intervention. A separate analysis revealed that brief reminiscence‐based psychosocial interventions had a sustainable effect on hope, spiritual well‐being, anxiety and depression at 1 month after the intervention. However, no statistically significant effect on quality of life was found in our study either immediately after the intervention or at 1 month. Conclusions: Brief reminiscence‐based psychosocial interventions can significantly reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms and improve hope and spiritual well‐being in cancer patients. Relevance to Clinical Practice: This study further supports that brief reminiscence‐based psychosocial interventions should be incorporated into the routine care of cancer patients to address their psychosocial distress. Patient or Public Contribution: All authors of this article contributed to the study conception and design. All authors of the included studies provided original data for this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: To evaluate the effect of an 8‐week humour intervention programme on reducing depression and anxiety and improving subjective well‐being, cognitive function and sleep quality in nursing home residents. Design: A single‐blinded and quasi‐experimental design with repeated measures. Methods: Seventy‐four older adults were recruited from May 2018–September 2018, with 37 older adults in the humour group received humour intervention and 37 in the control group received no intervention. The intervention was an 8‐week humour intervention programme for older adults to learn to use humour and release their emotions. Primary outcomes include depression, anxiety and subjective well‐being and secondary outcomes were cognitive function and sleep quality. Two‐way repeated measures ANOVA was used to compare the differences of outcome measures between the two groups. Outcomes were measured at baseline, 8 and 16 weeks. Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups at baseline. The adherence to the sessions of humour intervention over the 8‐weeks was 97.6%. Two‐way repeated measures ANOVA revealed significant improvement in depression, anxiety, subjective well‐being and sleep quality during the postintervention (8 weeks) and follow‐up (16 weeks) periods in the humour group versus the control group. However, a significant time × group interaction for cognitive function was only found during postintervention. Conclusion: The humour intervention programme was effective in reducing depression and anxiety symptoms and increasing subjective well‐being, cognitive function and sleep quality in older adults. Impact: Physical and mental health problems are common among older adults in nursing homes. The study demonstrated that humour intervention has feasibility and potential to be used as an effective non‐pharmacological intervention in improving well‐beings of Chinese nursing home residents. Trial Registration: ChiCTR1800016148. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a case study on innovation of internal teaching and learning evaluation system in higher education institution in China. It offers a discussion on the purpose of the evaluation, which is the improvement of education and teaching reform in the country. It offers information on the process of evaluation being applied in Heilongjiang University.