TY - JOUR AU - Iannello, Paola AU - Biassoni, Federica AU - Bertola, Laura AU - Antonietti, Alessandro AU - Caserta, Valerio Antonello AU - Panella, Lorenzo PY - 2018/06/19 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - The Role of Autobiographical Story-Telling During Rehabilitation Among Hip-Fracture Geriatric Patients JF - Europe’s Journal of Psychology JA - EJOP VL - 14 IS - 2 SE - Research Reports DO - 10.5964/ejop.v14i2.1559 UR - https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/1559 SP - 424-443 AB - Hip fracture is one of the most common health care problems among elderly people. Literature shows that high self-efficacy expectations and positive affect are some of the key issues in functional recovery after hip fracture. The present investigation tested whether self-narration of such life-breaking event influences self-efficacy and depression during the process of rehabilitation. We designed a Self-Narration Journey (SNJ) to be administered during the in-hospital rehabilitation. In Study 1, we investigated the influence of SNJ on depression and perceived self-efficacy. Study 2 aimed to explore the effect of SNJ, depression, and self-efficacy on functional recovery of independence to perform daily activities during the rehabilitation process. The data showed that the Self-Narration Journey proved effective in increasing the perceived self-efficacy and in lowering the level of depression. The present work highlights a significant effect of the SNJ on the functional recovery process. ER -