The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on death anxiety and psychological health in the range of 55-70: A preventive research

The effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on death anxiety and psychological health in the range of 55-70 in Zanjan: A preventive research

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20211223053494N3

Enrollment

Registered

2023-01-27

Start date

2023-03-16

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-02-07

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Conditions

death anxiety and psychological health. Psychological and behavioral factors associated with disorders or diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: includes all the elderly of Zanjan city who receive acceptance and commitment therapy as a group according to the protocol in ten 90-minute weekly sessions. This th

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

55 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Willingness to participate in research Age between 55 and 70 years Absence of acute and chronic mental illnesses Not receiving psychiatric drugs Not receiving psychological treatments in the last year Absence of substance abuse disorders Not suffering from chronic physical diseases, including types of cancer and other acute physical problems

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Absence of more than two sessions Reluctance to continue treatment sessions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Death anxiety score in Templer's death anxiety questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention), after the intervention and 1month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Templer Death Anxiety Questionnaire.;The score of morbid symptoms in the morbid symptom checklist questionnaire (SCL-90-R) by Derogatis and Cleary. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention), after the intervention and 1month after the intervention. Method of measurement: The Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R).	—

Measure

Time frame

Death anxiety score in Templer's death anxiety questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention), after the intervention and 1month after the intervention. Method of measurement: Templer Death Anxiety Questionnaire.;The score of morbid symptoms in the morbid symptom checklist questionnaire (SCL-90-R) by Derogatis and Cleary. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention), after the intervention and 1month after the intervention. Method of measurement: The Symptom Checklist-90-R (SCL-90-R).

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyedeh Elnaz Mousavi

Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

Dr.Emousavi@zums.ac.ir+98 24 3353 4500

Outcome results

None listed

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