Aging
Zahra Askari; Mohammad Tahan; Elahe Ahangari
Volume 26, Issue 5 , November and December 2019, , Pages 587-591
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Background and Objective: An empty nest syndrome is a kind of mental wilting, which is felt in the parents after the emptying of the house from their children and their absence along with parents, since the occurrence of this syndrome in middle age and ages Higher socially in this age group can have ...
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Background and Objective: An empty nest syndrome is a kind of mental wilting, which is felt in the parents after the emptying of the house from their children and their absence along with parents, since the occurrence of this syndrome in middle age and ages Higher socially in this age group can have a special effect on the overall health of the community. Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the efficacy of a group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on the quality of life of the elderly with nasal syndrome. Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental research was carried out with a pretest-posttest design with control group. The statistical population consisted of all elderly people referred to the Mashhad Mashhad Psychiatric Center in 2018. In this voluntary and voluntary sample population, 30 elderly as a sample were randomly assigned to two groups of 15 experimental and control groups. The experimental group underwent eight sessions of 90 minutes of treatment based on acceptance and commitment, and the control group did not receive any treatment. Both groups responded to the quality of life questionnaire (IRQOL) at the beginning and the end of treatment. Statistical analysis of data was done with SPSS-22 software and inferential statistics (covariance analysis) (p
Zahra Komeili; Mohadeseh Shahidi; Hassan Naemi; Ali Hossein-Zadeh
Volume 23, Issue 4 , September and October 2016, , Pages 672-679
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Background A healthy lifestyle in old age is of considerable importance. Iranian elderly population is increasing day by day. Therefore, identifying the factors affecting their lifestyle is the concern of country's health system policy makers. This study was conducted to study the lifestyle of the over ...
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Background A healthy lifestyle in old age is of considerable importance. Iranian elderly population is increasing day by day. Therefore, identifying the factors affecting their lifestyle is the concern of country's health system policy makers. This study was conducted to study the lifestyle of the over 60-year-old retired staff of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences.Materials & Methods The research was descriptive in the form of cross-sectional study. Using the Morgan table, a sample of 110 retired staff of Sabzevar Medical Science University were selected by simple random sampling method. Demographic and healthy lifestyle information was collected with the standard assessment healthy lifestyle questionnaires to assess Iranian elderly. The data were entered into SPSS version 22, and analyzed through descriptive statistics, t test, and ANOVA.Results Out of 110 subjects, 85 were males (77.3%) and 25 were females (22.7%). In terms of education, 40 (36.6%) were illiterate, 56 (50.90%) had diplomas, and 14 (12.72%) had an academic degree. The mean(SD) total score of lifestyle in men was 148.82(16.65) and in women 144.40(17.05). T test showed that this difference was significant. According to this test, significant differences were observed between men and women with regard to recreation, exercise (P=0.032), and social relations (P=0.008) .Conclusion The results showed that the elderly of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences were ranked average regarding their lifestyle, so their education of healthy lifstyle must be pursed more seriously.