The Effectiveness of Quality of Life Therapy on Positive and Negative Affect in Elderly Women

There is established relationship between quality of life of and subjective wellbeing and mental health in elderly people. the purposes of this study was to investigate the effect of improving quality of life on positive affectivity on elderly women in Kermanshah. The method was quasi-experimental whit pretest-posttest and control group. The sample selected From 214 women that were a member of the Farzanegan daily elderly center in Kermanshah. 30 qualified women who were matched selected by using cluster sampling and then assigned to two experimental and control groups randomly (n=15). Older people who were in the experimental group receive quality of life therapy Intervention (one session per week).and control group did not. Demographic questionnaire, and positive and negative affectivity scale (Watson, 1991) were completed by members of the experimental and control groups in the pre, post and follow-up test. The results obtained from covariance analysis indicated that quality of life therapy is effective on positive and negative affectivity in elderly women (P≤0.005). The two-month follow-up test showed that intervention Achievements to increase positive affect and lower negative affect is maintained. Therefore it is recommended that this treatment can be used as a Supportive therapy by psychologists and Aging medicine practitioners.