Mental Health. General psychiatric examination, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: The first intervention, including intervention was instilling hope and active listening daily for 3 months.
including holding training sessions, providing chapel, in part, registration
Behavior
The second intervention consisted of 13 weekly sessions and poetry reminiscence therapyWeekly meetings for between one and a half to two hoursThe first hour of reminiscence clients with selected topic
The first intervention, including intervention was instilling hope and active listening daily for 3 months.
including holding training sessions, providing chapel, in part, registration and pleasant s
Sponsors
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitaion Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: aged 60 years old and older hospitalized elderly Kahrizak Charity Hospice, Tehran, Iran; the minimum length of stay of patients in the past 3 months; good mental health (score greater than 7 brief survey of psychological tests AMT); clients with Alzheimer's disease is not (according to diagnosis recorded in the records of patients); person interested and have the desire to participate in the study; clients with serious health conditions that cause their transfer to the intensive care unit will be missed; during research client not leave temporary more than one week; during study patient do not take part at the same time in other experimental research; the patient is able to speak and understand the Farsi language; patient hearing and vision is such that the aids is able to communicate with others and participate in meetings. Exclusion criteria: temporary leaving the center more than one week during the intervention; impaired psychological condition; reluctance of clients to continue to participate in the study; acute physical illnesses that lead to the transfer of the patient to the intensive care unit or hospital.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Spiritual health. Timepoint: Before and six months after intervention. Method of measurement: Jarl spiritual health , mental health questionnaire GHQ-28 questionnaire Jarel.;Mental health. Timepoint: Before and six months after intervention. Method of measurement: Jarl spiritual health , mental health questionnaire GHQ-28 questionnaire Jarel. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| History of heart disease. Timepoint: Before intervention. Method of measurement: Inventory Abbreviated Mental Test.;A history of drug abuse. Timepoint: Before intervention. Method of measurement: Inventory Abbreviated Mental Test.;History of smoking. Timepoint: Before intervention. Method of measurement: Inventory Abbreviated Mental Test. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactAsghar Dalvandi
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitaion Sciences
Outcome results
None listed