نشریه روانشناسی پیری
سال سوم شماره 2 (پیاپی 9، تابستان 1396)

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a period of laughter yoga trainings on anxiety and sleep quality in in Elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease.this study was a semi empirical and an applied research. The statistical populations of this study were 24 patients (55-75 years old) with Parkinson’s disease who were referring to Rasoul Akram Hospital in Tehran city. Subjects were randomly divided into the control group (N=12) and experimental group (N=12). The instrument of this study was the Beck Anxiety Inventory (1988) and Pittsburgh sleep quality questionnaire (1989). The experimental group received an intervention for 8 weeks, two sessions in per week (45 minutes) under an official and expert coach’s supervision in addition to usual medical treatment. The collected data was analyzed by the Mann–Whitney U and Shapiro-Wilk test. the results of this study showed that a period of laughter yoga trainings led to a significant reduction of anxiety in patients with Parkinson’s disease (P=0.000). Also, this intervention led to a significant increasing of sleep quality (P=0.000), subjective sleep quality (P=0.003), and sleep latency (P=0.008), but there was no significant difference in sleep duration (P=0.755), sleep efficiency (P=0.242), sleep disturbances (P=0.068), use of sleeping medication, and daytime dysfunction (P=0.755) subscales. the results of this study showed that the intervention of laughter yoga practice can use as a complementary treatment alongside other treatment methods to reduce anxiety and improve sleep quality in patients with Parkinson’s disease.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual health, subjective well-being and quality of life with death anxiety in the elderly Khorramabad city. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between spiritual well-being, mental well-being and quality of life with death anxiety in the elderly in Khorramabad city. The research method was descriptive correlational.
The statistical population consisted of all elderly in Khorramabad city in 2017. The sample size was 100 individuals, including 50 elderly women and 50 elderly men of Khorramabad city who were selected by stratified random sampling.
The data collection instruments were Pulutzin & Ellison's Spiritual Health Questionnaire (1982), Cassinsky & Claire's Quality of Life (SF12) (1996), Edinburgh Wirwick's subjective well-being (2007) and Templer's Death Anxiety (1970) Questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient and stepwise regression.
The results of this study indicated a significant negative relationship between spiritual health and death anxiety in the elderly (P = 0.001, r = -0.66). There is a significant negative relationship between subjective well-being and the death anxiety in the elderly .... .

Sleep quality affects quality of life in old aged people and sleep disorders is one of the most common problems in this group. Sleep with poor quality, after headaches and gastrointestinal disorders is the third most common complaints among older people. The objective of this study was examining the relationship between life quality and sleep quality in older people living in nursing homes within three districts of Tehran, Iran. This descriptive-analytical study was conducted in nursing homes for older people under coverage of General Welfare Organization of Tehran, Iran. Ninety elders selected for this study based on random cluster sampling, were able to respond due to their consciousness and not suffering from acute dementia and were willing to participate in the study. The data were collected by using Pittsburg Sleep Quality and Index and Quality of Life Scale. The data were analyzed based on multivariate regression test. Equal results were obtained for all three groups which demonstrated significant relationship between quality of sleep and quality of life (P

Elderly is one of the most sensitive and important age groups of community and their psychological, cognitive and emotional health deserves attention. The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of mindfulness and meta-emotions in predicting cognitive failures in elderly people. The method of this research was correlational- predictive. Statistical population comprised of all elderly people in Tehran in 2017. The sample of this study included 215 elderly who were selected by simple random sampling method from nursing homes and a two stage cluster sampling method from Parks in Tehran City. In order to gathering data Cognitive failures questionnaire (Broadbent, Cooper, FitzGerald & Parkes )Kentucky inventory mindfulness skill (Baer, Smith & Allen, 2004) and Meta-emotions scale (Mitmansgruber, Beck, Hofer & Schubler 2009) were used. In order to analyze data Pearson correlation coefficient and Multiple Regression method were employed. The results of Pearson correlation coefficient indicated that mindfulness had a significant negative correlation with cognitive failures. It was also found that positive meta- emotions had significant positive correlation with cognitive failures. And negative meta-emotions had significant negative correlation with cognitive failures. The results of regression analysis indicated that Mindfulness and negative meta-emotion can predict cognitive failures in the elderly. The results of the study showed that mindfulness and meta-emotions plays an effective role in explaining cognitive failures in the elderly.

objective of the study forecast psychological stubbornness, according to the distinction and tolerance towards failure in the elderly. method This research is a description of the kind of solidarity. all the elderly statistical community over the 06 years, under the cover of the social security directorate Kermanshah city. also statistics sample using the method of sampling is available to 591 the number of elderly people were selected. the tools used in this study Ahwaz psychological questionnaire tenacity, ÇӘæÑæä and ÝÑیÏáäÏÑ towards 5991 (and) harrington failure (5661) to bear. Findings using Pearson regression method and the Multivariate showed that stubbornly elderly between psychological and significant relationship exists. between tolerance with failure psychological seniors, there is a significant positive relationship. bear variables, ÊãÇیÒیÇÝʐی failure in the field of commingling with and others in the field of emotional reactivity, respectively, forecasters are elderly psychological tenacity.

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) on mental health and cognitive function in elderly patient with Age- Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD(.This study is a Quasi- experimental design using pre- test, post- test and control group. The population of the study was from elderly people with Age- Related Macular Degeneration admitted to Noor- E- Didegan Karaj.28 elderly people were selected as sample of the study by non- random (available) method and randomly divided into two groups as experimental and control groups. The treatment plan of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was developed in eight 120- minutes sessions and Group counseling was carried out.Findings:The results were analyzed through Recurrent Measurement Analysis of variance as well as LSD functional tests. The findings revealed that the Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment (ACT) was significant on mental health variable in general health, subscale somatic symptoms anxiety, insomnia, and depression; whilst was not significant in subscale of social dysfunction. The results also showed that the therapeutic effects of this approach were maintained in follow- up sessions. The mentioned treatments have also shown no effect on cognitive function.According to the findings of the study, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can be used for mental health enhancement in elderly people with Age- related Macular Degeneration.Key words: Acceptance & Commitment therapy (ACT),Mental Health, Cognitive Function elderly,Age- Related Macular Degeneration ( ARMD).

In today’s world, the issue of physical and psychological health and well-being of the elderly is one of the most important global concerns. Evidence suggests that physical activity can improve mental and cognitive performance and also play a role in preventing cognitive function decline. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of regular Pilates exercises on long-term and short-term memory of the elderly. This research was a semi-experimental with pre-test and post-test design and control group. The statistical population of this study included all elderly people living in the elderly homes of Alborz province in 1396. 30 elderly people aged 60 years and above were selected from the Kahrizak Care Center in Alborz province as convenient samples, according to the entry criteria, and were randomly divided into two groups of experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15). The Wechsler Memory Scale was used as a tool in this research. The experimental group was intervened during 24 sessions of an hour (Pilates exercise: introduction, breathing and standing, level 1 exercises, single leg circle, shoulder bridge, single leg stretch, double legs stretch, spine stretch forward, cool down). Data were analyzed using covariance analysis. The results shows that Pilates exercises result in a significant improvement in short-term memory of elderly women (p