The effect of group structured reminiscence on happiness and life satisfaction among the elderly
- Conditions
- elderly peoples.
- Registration Number
- IRCT20090304001742N8
- Lead Sponsor
- arestan University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 36
Samples tend to be voluntary to participate in research.
Candidates must be at least 60 years old.
Candidates have acceptable listening and speaking skills.
Candidates with acute psychosis do not have chronic and debilitating diseases and cognitive disorders such as dementia.
Candidates do not have a history of using psychiatric medications due to psychological problems.
Candidates did not receive treatment that impaired mental ability, memory, or thinking.
Candidates should be familiar with Persian language.
Candidates should have a moderate level of cognitive status (obtaining a minimum score of 21 in the Mini-Mental State Examination test).
Candidates should not be in other treatment groups.
Occurrence of any severe social, familial crisis during the study (such as the grief of family members in the last 6 months)
Hospitalization or acute and chronic illness that interferes with research
Absence from meetings more than once
Lack of willingness of samples to continue participating in research
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Happiness. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Oxford Happiness Inventory.;Life Satisfaction. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Life Satisfaction Inventory.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method