War victim, Elderly.
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Participants in the intervention group were provided with both recreational therapy and routine care services of the study setting. recreational therapy consisted o
Sponsors
Bagheiat-allah University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age of sixty or more The ability to communicate verbally No participation in similar recreation therapy programs Willingness to participate in the study No acute physical pain, No serious health problem which could prevent participation in recreational activities
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: severe physical or mental problem
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| War victim quality of life. Timepoint: Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36) was completed by each participant thrice, i.e. before, immediately after, and two weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Data were collected via a demographic questionnaire and the Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36). The items of the demographic questionnaire were age, gender, educational status, and previous history of hospitalization. Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36) is a self-administered survey with 36 items in the following eight dimensions: physical functioning (ten items), role limitations due to physical health problems (four items), bodily pain (two items), general health (five items), energy/fatigue (four items), social functioning (two items), role limitation due to emotional problems (three items), emotional well-being (five items), and a non-categorized single item. Items are scored from 0 to 100. Higher scores represent higher QOL. SF-36 can be completed in 5–10 minutes. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactMaryam Pakseresht
Ilam University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed