Fatemeh Yaghoubian; Mohamad bagher Kajbaf; Hosseeinali Mehrabi
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Aims: In addition to physical disabilities and chronic diseases, aging also affects behavioral and psychological problems. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of a death-oriented intervention package based on Molavi's view with ACT treatment on the rate of death anxiety in the elderly in Isfahan. ...
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Aims: In addition to physical disabilities and chronic diseases, aging also affects behavioral and psychological problems. This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of a death-oriented intervention package based on Molavi's view with ACT treatment on the rate of death anxiety in the elderly in Isfahan. Materials and methods: The design of this study was a quasi-experimental with two experimental groups and one control group and evaluation was done at the pre-test, post-test, and one-month follow-up. Sampling was done in several steps. In the first stage, among the areas of Isfahan, districts 8 and 2 were selected by the available sampling method. In the second stage, among the elderly in these areas who were not residents of the sanatorium, 36 people were purposefully selected based on the inclusion criteria. Then, these clients were randomly assigned to two experimental groups (12 people in each group) and a control group (12 people). The instrument used in this study was the Death Anxiety Scale (DAS), which has good validity and reliability. After administering the questionnaires, the research hypotheses were evaluated by repeated-measures analysis of variance. The Results: Comparing the mean scores of death anxiety in the study groups showed that there was a significant difference between the variable scores of death anxiety in the groups(p < 0.01). Therefore, it is concluded that the treatment based on acceptance and commitment and death-oriented intervention package based on Molavi's view has been effective in reducing the death anxiety of subjects. Also, there is no significant difference between the two intervention groups in influencing death anxiety. Conclusion: In general, the results of this study can provide empirical support for acceptance and commitment-based therapy and the death-oriented intervention package based on Molavi's view on reducing death anxiety.
abdollah moatamedi; Mohammad Ali Soltani; Atie Hamedi
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The present study was conducted to identify the symptoms and to design the Relocation Stress Syndrome model for nursing home residents. For this purpose, after scrutinizing literature review in this field, questions for semi-structured interviews were extracted. An Interview was conducted with 16 elderly ...
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The present study was conducted to identify the symptoms and to design the Relocation Stress Syndrome model for nursing home residents. For this purpose, after scrutinizing literature review in this field, questions for semi-structured interviews were extracted. An Interview was conducted with 16 elderly people who were settled in nursing home for less than two months. After transcription, interviews were coded by Grounded theory method. Of the 16 interviews conducted, 112 codes were identified in the Open Coding step; 12 sub-categories were identified in the Axial Coding step and 5 central categories were identified in the selected coding step. Central categories included clinical symptoms, relocation intentions, satisfaction, environmental aspect and physical symptoms. After identifying the symptoms of relocation stress syndrome, the categories were analyzed and categorized in the variables of causal conditions, mediator conditions, consequences and phenomena, and finally, a qualitative model was presented based on the relationship between the categories. The final illustrated pattern demonstrates the effect of accelerating and originating factors including independence in decision making for relocation and the environmental and behavioral factors of the nursing homes in the emergence of relocation stress syndrome. In fact, the volunteering and satisfaction of the elderly on the one hand and the availability of environmental factors on the other hand have a significant role in accepting the new environment by the elderly.
Mohammad Khaledian; Faramarz Sohrabi
Volume 4, Issue 15 , January 2015, , Pages 79-104
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AbstractThe aim of the study was to examine effectiveness of group logotherapy on reducing depression and increasing hope in elderly with empty nest syndrome living in city of Ghorveh. The study employed a quasi-experimental design with pretest and posttest and a control group. The statistical population ...
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AbstractThe aim of the study was to examine effectiveness of group logotherapy on reducing depression and increasing hope in elderly with empty nest syndrome living in city of Ghorveh. The study employed a quasi-experimental design with pretest and posttest and a control group. The statistical population included all men and women living in Ghorveh whose children had left them. The sample group consisted of 24 individuals who were selected using convenient sampling. Data were collected using the 21-item Beck Depression Inventory (BDI II) and Snyder’s Adult Hope Scale (AHS). The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics (covariance analysis). The results showed that the average posttest depression score was significantly lower in the experimental group than the control group, and that the average posttest hope score was significantly higher in the experimental group. The findings suggest that group logotherapy has positive effects in reducing depression and increasing hope in elderly with empty nest syndrome
