Utilization of Heritage Manifestations in a Reminiscence Programme (App) Directed at Older Adults with and Without Neurocognitive Disorder, Employing AI: A Pilot Study in Portugal and Spain
Natália Albino Pires, Pedro Machado dos Santos, Sara Doménech, Àngela Nebot, Francisco Mugica, Anass Benali Bendahmane, Xènia Porta · 2026
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Natália Albino Pires and colleagues piloted a tablet app that uses heritage to stir autobiographical memory in older adults. Their study appeared in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology in 2026. Reminiscence therapy is known to work with music and crafts, but traditional dance and oral storytelling had barely been tried as triggers. The team built a selection protocol and a prototype, LONG-REMI, then field-tested them in six centers in Spain and Portugal.
Fifty-six adults aged sixty-five and over took part, some with mild or moderate cognitive decline and some without. Dance clips and traditional tales were matched to each person's background by the app's support tools. Both heritage forms evoked memories and sparked communication in both groups. The authors call the approach reproducible and ready for larger trials. Heritage, they argue, is not decoration: it is identity material that therapy can put to work.
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| CREATOR | Natália Albino Pires, Pedro Machado dos Santos, Sara Doménech, Àngela Nebot, Francisco Mugica, Anass Benali Bendahmane, Xènia Porta |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 54 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |