Effectiveness of Reality Therapy on Self-Esteem of Elderly Couples Afflicted with Depression
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This study aimed to determine the efficacy of reality therapy on the self-esteem of elderly couples with depression in Kermanshah. An experimental study was conducted with two groups experimental and control. The study population consisted of all couples aged 60 years was the city of Kermanshah. A group of 30 couples eligible elderly chosen by convenience sampling and randomly divided into control and experimental groups (each group of 15 couples) was assigned. The data were collected using the Beck Depression Inventory and Rosenberg Self-Esteem. The experimental group underwent 12 sessions of 60-minute therapy group was treated with reality, but to no intervention control group was not used. To analyze the data descriptive statistics and analysis of Covariance was used. The results of data analysis showed that reality therapy reduced depression and increased self-esteem elderly couples in the experimental group compared with the control group was. Based on these findings, we can say, reality therapy group can be useful as a treatment to improve self-esteem and increased depression in the elderly be used.
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Persian
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Rooyesh-e-Ravanshenasi, Volume:8 Issue: 2, 2019
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203 to 210
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