The Effectiveness of Group Logo Therapy in Decreasing Depression and Anxiety among Elderly Women with Empty Nest Syndrome

Due to the rapid growth of the elderly population in the 21st century, especially in developing countries, it seems necessary to pay attention to fulfilling the elderly’s physical and psychological needs. Hence, the present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of group logo therapy on social adjustment, loneliness and general health in the elderly. The current research was a quasi-experimental of pretest-posttest and control group design. The statistical population included all the 60-80 years old elderly who resided in nursing homes in Tehran, Iran in 2018. Selected through convenience sampling method and inclusion criteria were 30 elderly assigned randomly in experimental (n=15) and control (n=15) groups. The control group did not receive any intervention. The experimental group received an interventional program of eight 90-minute sessions. Data were collected using Social Adjustment (Bell), loneliness (Peplau & Curtona) and General Health (Russell, Goldberg & Hillier) Questionnaires. Having been undergone using mean, standard deviation, and multiple covariance analyze, the results indicated that there is a significant difference between experimental and control groups in the post-test phase in terms of adjustment, loneliness and general health (P<0.001). Therefore, it can be concluded that logotherapy appears to be effective on improving social adjustment, reducing loneliness and enhancing general health in the elderly.