depression. Age-related physical debility
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: In the intervention group, 8 sessions of 60-minute group poetry therapy are held by the researcher for 8 weeks. The poetry therapy program includes welcoming, intro
Sponsors
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Seniors 60 years old and above, covered by the health centers of Mashhad Having a score higher than 7 in the short cognitive test (AMT) No problems that make communication difficult or impossible (speech disorder or uncorrected hearing problem) No serious and acute physical diseases (such as cold, controlled diabetes, heart or brain stroke, lung infection, etc.)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Occurrence of problems that make communication difficult or impossible (speech disorder or uncorrected hearing problem) Serious and acute physical diseases, failure to participate in more than one poetry therapy session (intervention group) or poetry reading (control group)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The measurable result of the morale of the elderly is in three dimensions of restlessness, attitude towards aging and dissatisfaction with loneliness, which is measured by the morale instrument, the Philadelphia Elderly Mood Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the intervention, after the end of the intervention and two weeks after the end of the intervention, the mood of the elderly in both intervention and control groups is measured and compared. Method of measurement: Philadelphia Elderly morale Questionnaire. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactSomayeh Khosravi
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed