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The impact of religious-spiritual intervention on the elderly.

The impact of religious-spiritual intervention on the elderly’s sense of loneliness and sleep quality.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017081015426N5
Enrollment
50
Registered
2017-09-22
Start date
2017-07-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Senility. Old age without mention of psychosis

Interventions

Intervention 1: case group: The interventions are based on Ghalbe Salim model, which consists of four sections of communication with God, others and nature. The treatment lasts for a months with four
case group: The interventions are based on Ghalbe Salim model, which consists of four sections of communication with God, others and nature. The treatment lasts for a months with four sessions each w
The study does not have a separate control group. Therefore, all elderly people are used as a control group in the first stage, and no interventions are performed on them to determine the impact of co

Sponsors

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 139 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: The criteria include the person's willingness to participate in the study, physical ability, reading and writing skills, score of sleep disorders above 5 in the St. Petersburg questionnaire, and a sense of loneliness score above 50 in the Russell questionnaire. Exclusion criteria: They include cognitive and chronic psychiatric disorders (schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease) as well as the use of sedative medications or other methods of improving sleep such as relaxation and meditation during the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sleep quality. Timepoint: Before, after and 2 month later of intervention. Method of measurement: Pittsburgh sleep quality inventory(PSQI).;Loneliness. Timepoint: Before, after and 2 month later of intervention. Method of measurement: Russell's loneliness questionnaire.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Hazrati Maryam

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

hazratim@sums.ac.ir+98 71 3647 4254

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026