Effectiveness of cognitive Existential Group therapy on quality of life of elderly people

With an aging population paying attention to the effective factors of their quality of life is necessary More than ever. The aim of current research was to investigate the effectiveness of cognitive existential therapy on quality of life of elderly people.
The current research is semi experimental with pretest and posttest with control group. Statistical population of research consists of all Elderly people in Kahrizak nursing homes. In the first phase the participants were selected through Purposive sampling method and after responding to the quality of life questionnaire and obtaining score for enter to research were assigned using random sampling method in two groups of experimental and control (N = 12 per group). The experimental group participated in 10 sessions of group counseling based on cognitive- existential approach and control group received no intervention. The gathered data were analyzed using covariance analysis.
The results of this study showed that there were no differences between the pretest scores of control and experimental groups But there exist significant differences between the post-test scores of experimental and control groups (F= 31.52, Sig= 0.001). Therefore it seems that cognitive-existential group therapy increase quality of life of elderly people.
cognitive Existential Group therapy utilizes concepts such as death, meaning, cognitive distortions and responsibility could increase the quality of life of elderly people.thus interventions based on this approach could be useful in improving the quality of life.