نشریه سالمندشناسی
سال هشتم شماره 1 (پیاپی 28، بهار 1402)

home caregivers of the older adults have psychological problems that require interventions to solve these problems. The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of cognitive therapy based on mindfulness on resilience and suicidal thoughts of older adult’s home caregivers.

The research method was semi-experimental and pre-test, post-test with a control group. The statistical population of this research included all the family caregivers of the older adults who referred to the welfare organization of Babol city in the second half of 1400, and 30 people (15 people in the experimental group and 15 people in the control group) were selected by convenience sampling. Data collection tools were Connor and Davidson's resilience questionnaires (2003) and Beck's (1987) suicidal ideation questionnaire. Cognitive therapy intervention based on mindfulness was performed on the experimental group and the control group did not receive any intervention. Data analysis was done with descriptive tests (mean and standard deviation) and covariance analysis using SPSS version 24 software. P value less than 0.05 was considered significant.

In the resilience variable, the mean and standard deviation of the experimental group in the pre-test was 27.02±4.42 and in the post-test 39.67±5.51 and in the variable of suicidal thoughts, the mean and standard deviation of the experimental group in the pre-test 18.27±2.74 in the test and 10.93±1.83 in the post-test. The results of covariance analysis also showed that mindfulness had an effect on resilience and suicidal thoughts of older adults home caregivers (P<0.01).

Based on the findings of the research, cognitive therapy based on mindfulness can be used to increase resilience and reduce suicidal thoughts in home caregivers of the older adults.

The increase in life expectancy in today's era and the growing trend of the elderly population requires more and more attention to the psychological dimension of the life of the elderly as a large part of the population, so the present study aims to investigate the effect of intergenerational programs on the amount of The depression of elderly residents of Mashhad city was implemented..

The present research is applied in terms of its purpose and field implementation method. The statistical population included elderly people 60 years old and older living in Mashhad in 2018. Using Cochran's sampling method, the sample size of 378 people was determined by cluster sampling. Demographic profile questionnaires, socio-economic status questionnaires (Garmaroudi and Moradi) and Yesavij depression questionnaire (GDS-15) were used to collect data. Multivariate analysis of variance or MANOVA was used to determine the interactive effect of demographic variables and groups as independent variables on the mean of dependent variables. And finally, Benferroni's post hoc test was used to show the difference between the groups. SPSS version 25 software was used to analyze the results and the probability value was α=0.05.

The results showed that there was a significant difference in the level of depression between the groups. No significant difference was found in the comparison between the two sexes (P=0.135). But in the pre-test-post-test stages, it shows a significant difference in the results of depression after applying the independent variables (P=0.001). The difference between the mean of the nursing home group and the exercise group in Mellat Park was shown to be significant using Tukey's post hoc test (P=0.013).

The present study showed that social activities and the presence of the elderly among the youth had an effective role in reducing the symptoms of depression. The intergenerational interaction program aimed at increasing social skills and reducing the isolation of the elderly led to an increase in self-confidence and a decrease in self-satisfaction.

due to the occurrence of covid-19 disease in the world and the lack of standard treatment for this disease, a lot of research was done to find the causes of the disease and the methods of treatment. and is not infected with covid 19.

This study is a case-control study and its statistical population was elderly people who referred to Bandargaz city hospital. 35 people in the case group and 107 people in the control group and a total of 142 patients were included in this study. Sampling was done to measure the level of vitamin D of these people with standard kits. The data of this study were analyzed using independent t-tests, analysis of variance, chi-square and linear regression.

The average level of serum vitamin D in people with a history of vitamin D consumption was equal to 40.49 ng/mL and in people with a history of not taking vitamin D, it was 15.6 ng/mL. The average serum level of vitamin D in the group infected with Covid-19 (24.48±18.22 ng/mL) compared to the non-infected group (25.95±23.54 ng/mL) showed no significant difference (<0.05). p).

The results of this study showed that there is no significant difference between the average serum level of vitamin D inferred in two groups with and without covid 19. It was also shown that the average serum level of vitamin D in the occupations of farmers and ranchers was lower than that of employees.

Successful aging is one of the most important concepts in gerontology and is a process in which a person adjusts him/herself to adapt to the changes caused by aging and be independent. Based on a review of related literature, it seems that spiritual health and social participation can be considered as important predictors of successful aging. The present study aimed to determine the power of spiritual health and social participation in predicting successful aging among the elderly living in nursing homes.

This is a analytical cross-sectional study, in which a total of 181 elderly people living in nursing homes were recruited using stratified sampling. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, multidimensional questionnaire of successful aging, JAREL Spiritual Well-Being Scale (JSWBS), and Social Participation Questionnaire (SPQ).

The overall mean scores of successful aging, spiritual well-being, and social participation were shown to be 139.38 ± 34.14, 78.63 ± 19.21, and 42.09 ± 13.57, respectively. Based on the results of multivariate regression analysis, spiritual well-being and social participation predicted 62.5% of the variance of the overall successful aging score (ADJ.R2 = 0.625, R2 = 0.63, R = 0.793).

The results showed that the mean score of successful aging increases as the mean scores of spiritual well-being and social participation increase.

One of the important issues of aging is social isolation, which has adverse effects on the quality of life of the elderly, so the present study was designed with the aim of the Social isolation and related factors in the elderly of Gonabad city in 2022.

The current cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 403 elderly people who met the inclusion criteria. The data collection tool was a three-part questionnaire including a demographic information questionnaire, Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, and a Luben social isolation questionnaire. The samples were randomly selected. Data collection was done in person from community health centers in Gonabad city. The data were analyzed with the SPSS v.22 using descriptive and inferential statistics with a significance level of less than 0.05.

The average age of the participants in this study was 70.54 years, 50.4% of the participants were male and 77.4% of them were married. 59.3% of the elderly participants had social isolation. Also, there was a significant relationship between the variables of gender, occupation, education, substance abuse, history of chronic disease, vision problems, and place of residence with social isolation.

Considering the significant prevalence of social isolation among the elderly and the negative effects of social isolation on various dimensions of health and quality of life, it is necessary to carry out preventive interventions with the aim of reducing the amount of social isolation.

Physical activity and aerobic exercises have anti-anxiety and anti-depressant effects in compensating for the problems and gaps caused by psychological issues among the older adult. Epidemiological studies show that physical activity is related to better mental health and flexibility against mental distress, such as depression and anxiety symptoms. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to understand the analysis of the older adults about having physical activity in the neighborhood environment and the effect It depends on their old age and mental health.

The current research is qualitative and among interpretive studies that was carried out using the phenomenology research strategy. The data collection tool is an in-depth interview. In order to interpret and analyze the data obtained in this section, Dickelman, Allen, and Turner's approach was used. The target population in this research is older adults who have physical activity in the environment of the Ekhtiyarieh neighborhood in Tehran, who lived in the neighborhood for more than one year. 24 participants in this research were selected based on purposeful sampling between December 2020 and February 2022.

Physical activity in the neighborhood is a way to compensate for the gaps caused by aging, the main theme and physical activity in the neighborhood is a way to compensate for the fear of aging, physical activity in the neighborhood is a way to compensate for a lot of free time, Physical activity in the neighborhood to compensate for the neglect of the older adult, physical activity in the neighborhood for the activism of the older adult, and physical activity in the neighborhood environment are examples of the resilience of the sub-themes obtained in this research.

When older adults are physically active, their minds are distracted from daily stressors. Physical activity in the neighborhood is a solution that the older adults use to deal with mental injuries and voids caused by aging.

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The growing trend of the aging phenomenon suggests the need to pay attention to the activities of the elderly and examine the factors affecting them as an effective factor in improving the health of the elderly. Therefore, this study examined the relationship between capital and social support with the quality of life of inactive elderly.

This descriptive correlation study was conducted on 200 inactive elderly people of the elderly center of Lahijan city in 1401. The samples were selected according to available methods. The data collection tools included the demographic profile form and Onyx and Bolen (2000) social capital questionnaires, Zammit et al. (1988) social support and Lipad (1998) quality of life questionnaires were used. The data were analyzed using K-S tests, Spearman's correlation and multivariate regression by SPSS23 software.

According to the results, the average age of the research units was 66.94±8.22 years, and the overall score of social capital was 3.04±0.75, the overall score of social support was 3.07±1.13, and the overall score of quality of life 2.17±0.56 was obtained. The statistical results showed that there was a correlation coefficient (0.29 and 0.42) between capital and social support and quality of life, respectively, which shows that there is a significant relationship (P=0.001).

 It is concluded that capital and social support is an important and effective factor in maintaining and promoting physical and cognitive health related to participation in the life affairs of the elderly. It seems that social support as a component affecting the physical and mental health of the elderly can be considered as a social capital in improving the dynamics and quality of life of the elderly.

Fear of aging is one of the important factors of aging experts in today's psychological world. Fear of aging always threatens the conscious person at any age. But the experience of this feeling in old age has a special depth and meaning. The main purpose of this research was the relationship between self-compassion and fear of old age: the mediating role of spiritual health in the older adults of Ilam city.

The current research is a cross-sectional study (descriptive correlation type), the statistical population of this research was the elderly with an age range of 65-80 years in the year 1400. The sampling method was purposeful and the samples of this research included 300 (men/ an elderly woman from the city of Ilam. Self-compassion questionnaires of NAF, Lasher's fear of aging questionnaire and Polotzin and Ellison's spiritual health questionnaire were used. Maximum Likelihood (ML) was used using SPSS version 26 software.

From the total (n=300) research sample, 140 (46.77%) were men and 160 (53.33%) were women. In the studied sample, in terms of age range, 157 people (52.33%) in the age group of 65 to 69 years, 85 people (28.33%) in the age group of 70 to 75 years, and 58 people (19.33%) in the age group they were 76 to 80 years old. The path coefficient values in the research model indicated that self-compassion directly explains 43% of the changes related to the fear of aging variable. On the other hand, the results showed that the self-compassion variable has an effect on the fear of aging indirectly through the mediator variable - spiritual health. (p<0.05).

The results showed that there is a significant relationship between self-pity and fear of aging in older adults. Also, the mediating role of spiritual health in relation to fear of aging was confirmed. It is concluded that the variables of self-compassion and spiritual health can be used in the educational interventions of the fear of aging in the elderly.